George's - Writings

 Richmond – I’m proud: Richmond City Council passes controversial resolution supporting Gaza that draws hundreds to meeting Amaray Alvarez  on October 25, 2023 Following a hot debate, with over 300 residents weighing in on the issue, the Richmond City Council voted 5-1 Wednesday morning for a  resolution  affirming Richmond’s support and solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza.    The resolution acknowledged the loss of lives in both Israel and Gaza, voiced opposition to military aid to Israel, and called for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid to Gaza, as well as “an end to Israeli apartheid and the occupation and blockade of Palestinian land by Israeli military forces.” https://richmondconfidential.org/2023/10/25/richmond-city-council-passes-controversial-resolution-supporting-gaza-that-draws-hundreds-to-meeting/ I didn’t do a thing!   Richmond, California, my hometown of now almost three years, was the first city in the United States to hav...

  Absolutely … my 2 favorite lovers often have ED issues, but damn they are the best …sensual and hot! Curious, inventive. I NEVER have any attention on whether their dicks are hard. And they don’t either! I can still give them great head. They are not self-conscious about it at all. Nor should they be. Good sex is more than a hard dick! This response above to what I wrote (below) bothers me a lot!    I’m uncertain whether it even was written by a woman. It goes beyond Self-Esteem- respect- respecting oneself and The Other’s- Self and Other Harm- I have had Erectile Dysfunction for 27 years- you may have had a Necessary Double Mastectomy- neither of us should be Seeking Pity- but caring of ourselves and others. Did my writing above “invite” the response at the top?    For me the response sought to “sensationalize” or “arouse” me and/or others, particularly men – seeking attention. I was responding to a writing – from someone – who I no longer read writ...

  I seriously discovered blues music in 1970.    Increasingly, I thought that I understood Black People.   I loved attending concerts and shows in local bars (as I got a little older), oft times interacting with the Black People I met.    (Understandably) Black People didn’t tell me how full of s**t I was in my fantasy world(s).    They were kind to me (and I didn’t deserve it).    Some may also have realized that as an advantaged young, white man, my word would likely be valued more than theirs, when/if – conflict/trouble arose. I’ve been partnered with a Black Woman since 2002.   Since late 2018, I’ve moved more and more deeply into beginning to understand my whiteness.    Curiosity has lead me into understanding how much I have (and will always have) to learn. -- It is so simple when one separates white people into two distinct groups; “the racists” and “the good people”.   We “Good People” – are a total illu...

   BEST OF 1. Racism -  The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America   -       Richard Rothstein    https://www.georgemarx.org/2025/08/the-color-of-law-richard-rothstein.html - Emotio nal Justice:   Roadmap for Racial Healing  - Esther A Armah https://www.georgemarx.org/2024/06/emotional-justice-esther-armah-amazing.html -   RAISE A FIST, TAKE A KNEE, The Illusion of Progress in Modern Sports  – John Feinstein   https://www.georgemarx.org/2025/08/raise-fist-take-knee-john-feinsteins.html -  Witnessing Whiteness: The Journey Into Racial Awareness and AntiRacist Action  (Third Edition) - Shelly Tochluk  https://www.georgemarx.org/2025/08/witnessing-whiteness-shelly-tockluk.html 2. Palestine – Judaism - Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance   - Tareq Baconi    https://www.georgemarx.or...

It was a crowd of primarily Black spectators that first brought my racial being to consciousness.  I will never forget the pointing, laughter, and yells: “Look at the white girl!”  As a sophomore in high school in the mid-1980s, I was the different one for the first time, the minority within a group.  Eight Black girls and I competed to go to the California State track meet in the 400-meter race.  (xi) So begins the Introduction of a most interesting book, Shelly Tochluk’s:  Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk About Race and How to Do It .  (Edition three) Tochluk is very direct, often with personal examples of the importance of white people focusing upon their own complicity in racism, and their need to proactively learn and become as active as possible at dismantling structural racism.  She talks clearly of how we live in multicultural settings, yet understand so little of the daily experiences of BIPOC.   The author further makes very c...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ey4jgoxeU Jul 3, 2018 University of Washington professor Dr. Robin DiAngelo reads from her book "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism," explains the phenomenon, and discusses how white people can develop their capacity to engage more constructively across race. Speakers include: Misha Stone, Seattle Public Library Robin DiAngelo, PhD, Critical Racial & Social Justice Education In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial...