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colorism
Interviewees #46 and 47 both took place on the same day. One was a 62-year-old self-identified White, cis, straight, female Trump...
Seema
Apr 4, 20222 min read


Sci-Fi
Words from an interviewee: I think the only moment that we will ever find unity in our commonality is if we find a new enemy, which gets...
Seema
Apr 3, 20222 min read


fighting over resources
Words from an interviewee: It's a pipe dream. I have a degree in African American Studies. Thinking from an academic point of view and my...
Seema
Apr 3, 20222 min read


you cannot organize to undo
My 29th interview was with an African American female elder. Here are some of her thoughts in response to the prompt "imagine a U.S....
Seema
Apr 2, 20222 min read


self-hatred
Words from an interviewee: I can't. As much as I think I can fashion an answer for anything, that [imagine a U.S. without racism] stopped...
Seema
Apr 1, 20222 min read


did you see them looking at us?
"What a beautiful thing." That was the immediate response this interviewee had to the prompt "imagine a U.S. without racism." She was a...
Seema
Mar 30, 20221 min read


back porch culture
I interviewed a middle aged white male who lives in a suburban neighborhood in the South. He described his cul-de-sac. Over the past four...
Seema
Mar 9, 20222 min read


in the middle
I interviewed a Caucasian retired state legislator from the Midwest. It was a nuanced conversation with this self-identified...
Seema
Mar 1, 20222 min read


energy follows words
Words from an interviewee: “To imagine anything is not difficult,” she said with an insightful smile. She was the 15th interviewee and...
Seema
Feb 24, 20221 min read


quarantine walking
Words from an interviewee: Over quarantine I noticed that everybody in the neighborhood, you know, you would see families out walking....
Seema
Feb 22, 20222 min read


capitalizing on you
Words from an interviewee: There are a couple of friends – and I do call them friends now. They weren’t friends before. They moved on the...
Seema
Feb 20, 20222 min read


an invitation to fantasize
Words from an interviewee: My gut reaction was, “yeah, right.” But then I realized... this is an invitation to fantasize and go creative....
Seema
Feb 1, 20222 min read


margin of error man
Words from an interviewee: My margin of error was massive growing up. A U.S. without racism is literally my experience in the world. I...
Seema
Jan 26, 20222 min read


the mirage
Words from an interviewee: If I wasn’t doing what I’m doing, working at the university in this high-level position, I’d probably be a...
Seema
Jan 24, 20221 min read
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