DianeTate
Thank Goodness for Community
As I write this, we are 6 months into a live-streamed genocide of the Palestinian people and the world feels upside down. I do not want...
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DianeTate
Dec 12, 20233 min read
When "friends" support genocide with their silence
I have been working to unpack my blind spots on a fast track since 2015; and yet, the train seems to continue to speed up, just when I...
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DianeTate
Oct 16, 20239 min read
How I Found Montgomery- or How Montgomery Found Me
I had the great privilege of traveling to Montgomery, AL this past weekend with Tina Strawn who facilitates Legacy Trips - three day...
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DianeTate
Sep 5, 20223 min read
Pointing Out Racism Isn't Racist... Ignoring it Is
I just finished watching a documentary about The Lost Cause as it relates to the civil war, slavery, and the history of racism in this...
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DianeTate
Mar 29, 20224 min read
Which Acts of Violence Do I Get to Speak About?
I had a gut reaction too when Will Smith marched up to Chris Rock on the stage of the Oscars and slapped him. My mind immediately...
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Diane Tate
Feb 14, 20212 min read
White Supremacy was on Trial
Yesterday, the US Senate, once again, acquitted former President 45 (because I will not say his name) for inciting an insurrection on our...
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Diane Tate
Feb 1, 20213 min read
How can we "other" someone who shares our reflection?
Qualifier: This is only written to my fellow white people, because I am learning to stay in my lane, and I will not begin to examine,...
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Diane Tate
Jan 24, 20214 min read
TW...Thoughts on American Skin
All white people should watch this movie with your kids, and then talk about it with them. I am sitting in my living room in the...
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Diane Tate
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Hope and Determination
Yesterday was a day of transmutation in many ways. We watched and listened to hope in language, joy in movement, and love in song. It was...
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Diane Tate
Jan 19, 20211 min read
24 hours away
In just over 24 hours, the US will watch the swearing in of a new President. We will all do so on our TV's and computers due to a global...
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