An Unequal System in an Unequal Society: Facing the Scourge of Racism

An Unequal System in an Unequal Society: Facing the Scourge of Racism

It felt like years. I was on my hands and knees, scrubbing our “self-cleaning” oven and the task felt endless. I’ve learned there are at least two kinds of these appliances. There are those you set and forget, returning to a pristine interior when the cycle is complete.  Then there’s the one in our house where “self-cleaning” means, “You, yourself, are going to clean this oven.” And I did. I longed for the days when I was in Shamrock and we had …