Racism is Steeped in Denial

A Microessay

Painting courtesy of Rhinold Lamar Ponder.

I wrote this over the summer:

Racism Is Steeped in Denial: A Mea Culpa

The old men at the bowling alley agree. Even the black guys. That’s what he tells me on the phone. These walkouts. Players should play. Look how much they make. // What happened was wrong. Meaning, I think, the point-blank shooting of Jacob Bla…