by lepton | Apr 18, 2016 | Power Dynamic
I always thought states refusing to expand Medicaid was racially motivated. This NYTimes Piece gives me more evidence: Gains for blacks were muted because they disproportionately live in states that chose not to expand Medicaid. About 60 percent of poor blacks live...
by lepton | Feb 3, 2016 | Autism Specific
Interesting article on black people on the spectrum. The tone won’t sit well with people of privilege but the content is good.
by lepton | Jul 9, 2015 | Power Dynamic
Amazing sermon on the discourse of race in America: White people do not think in terms of we. White people have the privilege to interact with the social and political structures of our society as individuals. You are “you,” I am “one of them.” Whites are often not...
by lepton | Dec 2, 2014 | Power Dynamic
The new thing for churches is intentionally trying to become racially diverse. I can’t help them. I don’t speak white which is strange because I am white. I am non privileged in other ways, having a mental illness, a moderate physical disability, and...
by lepton | Jun 28, 2014 | Mental Illness, Power Dynamic
There is a hot dog stand south of us in a somewhat black neighborhood. It contains a lot of memorabilia like a novelty barrel of moonshine. One thing stuck out at me, a tin can with the confederate flag on it. This made me very angry, not because I give a hoot in...
