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What Do You Want From Me? — The Question That Pervades
My dear white people, you’ve asked, so let’s talk about it. Many a time you’ve directly asked this of me. Other times, it goes unspoken,...
Jessica Kiragu
Oct 29, 20224 min read


Governor Abbott, We See Your Racism And Your Cruelty.
You’re behaving like an a**. This brand of leadership is the sort we need to be rid of. If you haven't heard about what the governor of...
Jessica Kiragu
Oct 26, 20223 min read


Reckoning With Whiteness Isn’t Cool.
I’ve been told that I write and talk about race because I think it’s “cool.” Some have said that I’m trying to fit in with the “woke” or...
Jessica Kiragu
Oct 24, 20223 min read


I Have a Secret… I Hope My Biracial Children Don’t Partner With White People.
Or if not partner with white people, I hope they don’t choose to be in mostly white spaces surrounded by predominately white people. Yes,...
Jessica Kiragu
Oct 17, 20224 min read


My Dear White People, I'm Not Going Argue About Whether You’re Racist.
I want to say this as plainly and gently as I can: I’m not interested in calling you a racist. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Not because racism isn’t real. It is. Not because harm isn’t happening. It is. But because the moment the conversation turns into— “Are you calling me a racist?” —it almost always pulls us away from the deeper, more important conversation. And that deeper conversation is the one I really care about. I care about us. I care about whether we can stay
Jessica Kiragu
Oct 12, 20223 min read


I Just Took A DNA Test Turns Out I’m 100% … Colonizer.
Well… not 100% colonizer but close enough. And, I can’t give up on white people. There’s a simple reason, really. I’m white. Also, I know...
Jessica Kiragu
Oct 9, 20226 min read


“Thank God We Have Life Insurance.”
My black husband shared this sentiment as we talked about George Floyd’s murder. It’s a response he’s come to know well. We know the...
Jessica Kiragu
Oct 5, 20224 min read


How To Be A Sh*tty White Friend
It’s me. I’m that friend. I wish I had video of the experience. Maybe I could replay it and get a better understanding of who I was in...
Jessica Kiragu
Sep 29, 20225 min read


That Black Man You See … He’s 12
It seems it was a short time ago that my son was an infant — soft and small — his tiny body easily cradled in my arms. Just last week he...
Jessica Kiragu
Sep 26, 20225 min read
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