Michael Harriot
Michael Harriot is a writer who writes things. He is an award-winning journalist, celebrated poet, NY Times bestselling author, Emmy-nominated TV writer, and storyteller whose words appeared in that thing whatchamacallit emailed you that one time. You remember! Not that one but the other one.
A Caucasian's Guide To Spades
Whether it is played in the back of a college cafeteria, at a bachelor party, or during a Black cookout—not a barbecue, because barbecues are different from “cookouts”—no activity solidifies the bonds of melanated people like a game of Spades. The internet will claim that Spades is a member of the “...
The Caucasian's Guide To Talking About Race
A few months ago, I was honored to be invited to the October Secret Global White People Meeting to speak to their constituents about wearing blackface on Halloween. Apparently, I made such an impact that they recently requested a return engagement to address a less holiday-oriented topic. The follow...
The Caucasian’s Guide To Black Holiday Gatherings
With the rise in interracial dating and cross-cultural friendships, you may be one of the lucky few white people who get invited to a black family dinner during the holidays. And while our previous guides to black barbecues and black churches laid a template, the dynamic of our family holiday gather...
How To Talk To White People About Blackface
As the inevitable Halloween Week avalanche of white people caught in blackface has begun, we present, for your information, my keynote address at October’s Secret Global White People Meeting....
The Caucasian's Guide To Black Churches
Eleven a.m. Sunday morning was once called “the most segregated hour in America,” but as the nation becomes more diverse, so do its institutions of worship. Steeped in traditions passed down since slavery, churches are one of the cornerstones of the African-American community, and navigating the sub...
The Caucasian's Guide To Black Barbecues
As interracial dating, integration, and cross-cultural friendships increase, many people find themselves attending events in which they are the minority, and have no frame of reference from which to base their etiquette. In an effort to help bridge the cultural gaps we all have to traverse at some p...