Precisely because white denial has long trumped claims of racism, people of color tend to underreport their experiences with racial bias rather than exaggerate them.

Hardly any aspect of my life, from where I had lived to my education to my employment history to my friendships, had been free from the taint of racial inequity, from racism, from whiteness. My racial identity had shaped me from the womb forward. I had not been in control of my own narrative. It wasn’t just race that was a social construct. So was I.

I think for folks of color the key to combatting racism period is a) trusting their instincts and b) solidarity with one another.

It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.

If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people.

Antiracism is not "my" campaign. I have been doing antiracism organizing, activism, educating and writing for 20 years, in one form or another, but it's not a personal crusade. My work is part of a larger tradition, and larger effort, involving mostly people of color, and of course some white allies as well.

Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.