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Desperation
My white friends, I am writing from a place of desperation, of sadness and of fear. My family – black husband, brown kids and white me –...
Jessica Kiragu
Aug 27, 20203 min read


N****r Lover
“N****r lover.” He said it as I was exiting the building and he – an older white man – was entering. I froze. My arms were full – an...
Jessica Kiragu
Aug 20, 20204 min read


Freedom … Why Celebrating July 4th Is A Struggle
July 4th is complicated for my Kenyan, American, black, brown and white family. First, it’s my birthday and my kids seem to think...
Jessica Kiragu
Jul 4, 20203 min read


Happy Juneteenth!
Today our family celebrates freedom. We dance and sing because of emancipation for black enslaved people and to salute the autonomy of...
Jessica Kiragu
Jun 19, 20202 min read


Whiteness Is Ruining My Life.
My white friends, I need to be honest about something—whiteness is trying to ruin my life. I think it might be trying to ruin yours too....
Jessica Kiragu
May 27, 20203 min read


How It Started.
A new year has me thinking about beginnings. Namely, the start of how I came to examine whiteness (I wasn’t always interested in what it...
Jessica Kiragu
Jan 20, 20205 min read
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