HeyJaredControversial Grace
Grace is not the opposite of accountability, it's what makes it possible. For white folks committed to racial justice who want to learn without shame and stay engaged without burnout.
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When the Cost of Staying In Bed is Too High (opens the original)
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Why We Talk About Whiteness with Rowan Rivers (opens the original)
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Imperfect Possibilities (opens the original)
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Controversial Grace is rooted in both/and — helping you to flourish individually and challenging you to lean into the discomfort that’s required to move racial justice forward. Typically, the first essay of each month focuses on the “Feel Better” side of the theme, and the second one on the “Do Better” side. The theme for June/July is Wrestling with Right and WrongThis is the Do Better article. “I am committed to being useless to harmful systems and useful to a safer world for all. Imperfectly.
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