July 10th - The Original Indigenous People of North America Are Black - I Am Washita - Rita Sanford on Health Notes
All of my life I have known that I was a descendant of Native Americans…”Indian” they called it, but I had no idea of what that meant. My ethnicity has always been questioned, and as a child my long, thick braids would garner comments of “Oh, you look just like a little Indian girl”. My response was always, “Okay”.
As time passed and I grew up, I began to hear less of “You look Indian” and more of “What are you?” or “Where are you from?” I heard comments like, “You don’t really look Black” to “Yeah, you’re Black, but not Black, Black”. So what does that mean and what were they trying to say?
Obviously, to the people asking me these questions, they were not unreasonable. I thought it was very obvious that I was Black and there should be no reason to question that. Yes, I have Native American ancestry, but in my mind I was Black and that was that.
Over the years, I continued to periodically get these questions from people of various cultures and ethnicities—Black, White, Asian, etc. I was most unnerved by these questions when they came from Black people because I thought that they should already know. Well, I was wrong. They questioned me because they really did not know.
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R.I.P. Brother Tad Selzer
It is with deep sadness and regret that KFAI notes the passing of Brother Tad Selzer, host of The Rockhouse. Though it was unexpected, Tad died peacefully on Wednesday, July 4th with loved ones near. There will be a celebration of his life at The Turf Club in St.
July 2nd Lessons From A Difficult Person, "How To Deal With People Like Us" Sarah Elliston on Health Notes
The funny thing is that Sarah Elliston never realized she was “a difficult person,” —someone who harangued people until she got her way, threw snip fits and temper tantrums, talked over her bosses and pointed out what she thought were their misconceptions. In her family, where she felt bullied, the only way she knew how to get someone’s attention and approval was to voice her opinion—and loudly! Without standing her ground, how could she do what she thought was best for herself and everyone else around her. She wasn’t intentionally mean-spirited. She was just trying to do what she thought was RIGHT!
Until a kind, but firm, boss woke her up! With great compassion, and strength, her boss pointed out that her actions had consequences. That in being “difficult,” she was not only disrupting the office camaraderie and production, but impeding her own professional advancement.
In this conversation we role play a conversation with a “difficult “ person
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