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Dear Friends and Family, Will this pandemic never end? Today is my birthday and every year (except last year) we’ve had Texas Sheet Cake and Eric’s…
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Dear Friends and Family, I’ve noticed a pattern in my letters to you—I disappear sometime in the fall (August or September) and return in December. I…
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Dear Friends and Family, Just two months ago, I wrote you a letter full of hope, gratitude, and love for our re-entry into human contact and connection…
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Dear Friends and Family, One year ago today, a group of white people gathered together in our backyard to interrogate, disrupt, and reckon with our…
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The Whiteness Letters
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Dear Friends and Family, This weekend Eric and I went for a walk in our neighborhood. We saw our neighbors without their masks. I asked if they were…
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Thirteen Wishes
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Dr. César Cruz, Co-Founder of Homies Empowerment in front of the Free(dom) Store storefront on MacArthur Blvd. in East Oakland. [Photo by Martin do…
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Dear Friends and Family, Last week Eric and I joined the millions of Americans who’ve received a phone call letting them know they’d been exposed to…
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The Whiteness Letters
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Dear Friends and Family, In my last letter to you on September 29, I said: First, I’m going to rest. And then, I’m going to get back up and get back in…
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The Whiteness Letters
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