by lindaoppenheim | May 21, 2017 | Opinion
In his powerful essay, John Metta writes: “There are no black and white answers. There is just a long, hard, emotionally exhausting journey of self-evaluation, critical thinking, and cultural study. . . . When you ask that, they know the burden is on them to...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 23, 2016 | Speech
In a recent talk, John Metta explained, “Why do Black people think that everything is about race?” “Being normal makes everything else ‘abnormal.’ Damn near everything that Black people do is already outside the white norm. . . . Why do...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 25, 2016 | Opinion, Speech
In his sermon, talking to white people about racism, something that he had previously sworn off doing, John Metta explains the nuances of present day racism. “Racism is the fact that “White” means “normal” and that anything else is...