Herina Ayot

Tag: racism

  • DEREK AND GEORGE: WHAT LIES BENEATH

    DEREK AND GEORGE: WHAT LIES BENEATH

    When you dig deep, you’ll find that both victim and perpetrator were fighting silent battles   When I was 22, I spent a night in jail for credit card fraud. I was a mother to six-month-old twins, unwed, and an undergrad in college. My former partner and the father of my children had not paid…

  • Are My Children Racist?

    The idea of race is a figment of our imagination. Scientists recognize it as a social construction rather than a biological one, yet few people question its existence. Like chocolate, people range in hue from shades of dark chocolate, to milk chocolate, to white chocolate, but any chocolate lover appreciates them all. God set us…

  • Why African-American Books Should Be Required Reading for All Americans

    Black history is not just for Black people. Just as the world is not painted in “50 Shades of Grey,” and America is a melting pot of flavors, those aspiring to be well-cultured put on their technicolor glasses, stepoutside their comfort box, and expose themselves to something they may not already know….Read more at Ebony.com