How Disability Helped Me Understand Privilege | Washington Post
I would never have written my most recent book, White Picket Fences: Turning Towards Love in a World Divided by Privilege, had I not given birth to a daughter with…
Digging Up Old Wounds
It often seems like talking about the wounds of our past—whether our family’s past or our nation’s past—is an exercise in self-flagellation. Why revisit pain and suffering? Why draw attention…
What I Learned: How Diversity Benefits Privileged People Like Me | Princeton Alumni Weekly
I was recently asked to write a piece for the Princeton Alumni Weekly. In it, I share a bit about my experience as an undergraduate at Princeton, what I learned…
The Problem with “Noblesse Oblige”
After George H.W. Bush died, we heard a lot about how he modeled the idea of “noblesse oblige.” It’s a French term that translates as “nobility obligates.” In other words,…
Invitation to Discuss White Picket Fences
I have put together several discussion guides that I hope and pray will help you to gather people together and equip you for a great conversation about the themes and…
Guest Post: Cara Meredith – Author of Color of Life
Cara Meredith’s new book, The Color of Life, is a memoir about race, justice, and love. I so appreciated Cara’s story—her marriage to James Meredith, a black man who came…
White Picket Fences Discussion Guides Are Here!
“Are you going to tell me I have to sell my house?” “How should I respond when people tell me I am a burden to society?” “The word privilege doesn’t…
Guest Post: Brian Allain – Why I Started Publishing in Color
Many people are troubled by the social divisions in our nation, and many people want ways to respond to these divisions. I’ve written about the need for holistic and lifelong…
Can My Little Efforts Make Any Difference in an Angry and Divided World?
January brings with it the promise of change: all those New Year’s resolutions and 365 days to implement plans and hopes and dreams of a better future. Three weeks in,…
Five Memoirs to Read Alongside White Picket Fences
Last night, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, author of A Sojourner’s Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World, and I read passages from our respective memoirs side by side at…
