Everyday Racism

The RedEye, again, had an interesting article entitled Everyday Racism.  In fact, it was on the Front Page.  I couldn’t help but find myself intrigued at the question of Everyday Racism but also at the reality that I live in a City [ Chicago] that is stridently segregated.

I am aware that we all have variations of internalized phobias and isms.  And, the challenge is to always find a way to process these internalizations and seek to be whole and grounded.  But, what does one do when the very framework of a city is one that is rooted in segregation.  Certainly, my declaration of this city’s segregation is not a judgment but it is rather a simple recognition of this city’s duplicity and its pragmatic reality of segregation.

And so, as I consider my everyday isms and phobias which are internalized, I am mindful of the ways in which I should continue to work towards braiding together the fringes with the margins.  bell hooks primer on feminist theory is a great place to start and end this journey!