Some time ago, an acquaintance invited me to become a regular contributor to a regional publication, then added, “You could write about race.” My immediate response was, “I will not be doing that.” To her credit, she understood my reluctance to be limited to writing about race simply because I am Black. In the past few months, this interchange keeps coming to mind because of the increased focus on Black and Brown people’s perspectives — by news, entertainment, businesses, organizations and other areas of so … (read more)
