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"Your Kids Think They're White."
The words cut through the air — clear, certain. A black person was speaking, their gaze fixed on my mixed-race children, then shifting to...
Jessica Kiragu
Aug 15, 20253 min read


Performing vs. Practicing Anti-Racism—Letting Go of Being a “Good White Person”
I used to feel it in my chest—a tightness, a hesitation—whenever race came up in a meeting or conversation. Photo by Jon Tyson on...
Jessica Kiragu
Aug 8, 20252 min read


All the Ways Race Impacts White Folks…
Ok, “all” the ways is a stretch. But I do want to talk about some of the ways I’ve seen whiteness show up in my own life, identity, and story—and in the lives of other white folks I’ve walked alongside. Photo by Author taken on 11/30/24. For me, race impacting white folks starts with curiosity— What evidence do white people have that our lives aren’t touched by race? Can we let go of the dream that it doesn’t? Because when I look around, I don’t see neutrality for us. I see
Jessica Kiragu
Aug 1, 20253 min read


“You’re White. You Don’t Fight.”
The scene from the 2014 movie Ride Along, where Kevin Hart delivers this line, often pops into my head. It’s one of my favorite...
Jessica Kiragu
Jul 25, 20254 min read


Love Changed the Law—and Still Has the Power to Change Us All
June 12th is Loving Day in the U.S. Photo by Aung Soe Min on Unsplash Maybe you’ve heard of it. Maybe you haven’t. Either way, it...
Jessica Kiragu
Jun 12, 20253 min read


"Not All White People!" - Said All White People (at least once).
Okay, maybe not all white people have said it. And sure, maybe some of us have only said it to ourselves. Photo by Marija Zaric on...
Jessica Kiragu
Jun 5, 20254 min read


Of Course They Don’t Trust Us.
Let’s be real—it makes sense that people of color don’t trust white people. I mean… do we even trust us? Photo by Bernard Hermant on...
Jessica Kiragu
May 28, 20252 min read


To the White Man Sitting at the Table by the Window….
My family and I have a regular routine of visiting this one restaurant. Recently, when we arrived and headed towards the entrance, I...
Jessica Kiragu
May 6, 20255 min read


Why Do I White So Hard?
"White people be out here white-ing so hard." A Black friend said this as we chatted and caught up on each other's lives. She mentioned...
Jessica Kiragu
Apr 4, 20256 min read
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