Jonah Sheridan Fenn

Just Get Over It

confederate statue topped in Durham, North Carolina

Just get over it. Such an easy phrase for some folks to utter. Give me a second, tho, and let me spell out for you why this is something that, in the case of race relations, is easier said than done for some folks up in these United States. It all started around 500 yearsContinue reading “Just Get Over It”

The Fallacy of “Colorblindness”

someone standing behind a young woman and covering her eyes with their hands

One of my pet peeves is the very white-culture concept of “colorblindness”. What irritates me even more is when white folks get bent out of shape when the topic, and it’s harmfulness, are brought up. So, today we’re going to talk about “colorblindness”, what this means, and how its perceived by the people we’re supposedContinue reading “The Fallacy of “Colorblindness””

The Fragile White Liberal

woman's reflection in cracked mirror held by black gloved hands

Interesting story here…at least to me. Hopefully it is for you, as well. I should probably start by saying that there are few musical artists that have had a bigger impact on me than ani difranco. From the start, I was captivated by her kind of strange and funky, modern folksy, punk rock original sound.Continue reading “The Fragile White Liberal”

Talk About Representation

U.S. Senators seated at their positions in the Senate chamber

A representative democracy hmm? What would you say if I told you that in the entire 245 years of the United States of America’s existence, there have been a total of 11 Black senators, in all of that time? One of them is now our VP-Elect. Please note that Warnock is brand new. Raphael WarnockContinue reading “Talk About Representation”

That Awkward Introduction…

Jonah Fenn making a screwball face at the camera

I’ve been a university technology consultant for 13 years now. I’ve geared so many people up on WordPress blogs…I know the system inside and out. I’ve built blog sites for customers and friends, but I’ve never really maintained one just for myself. So now I am. Despite my experience, it never fails…the first post isContinue reading “That Awkward Introduction…”