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Dan Taber
Dan Taber spent his formative years performing music and wandering the forests of America. An avid writer and teacher, he plays soccer on weekends, skis the Green Mountains and tends a vegetable garden with his wife and young son. Dan graduated cum laude from Purchase College with a dual degree in music and literature.
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The Many Faces of Systemic Racism
Imagine the pandemic is nothing more than an unpleasant memory. You’re walking through a bustling Times Square in New York City. Unavoidable images flash on immense screens, collectively forming a scene that looks like a science fiction prediction in which propaganda controls public thought. But in the moment, the advertisements feel electrifying. The word “love” pulsates on soda bottles. Entertainers dance seductively, their auto-tuned voices silent for the time being. As maskless citizens of various colors stream by, countless judgments are forming in their minds and yours. At any given moment, you might be labeled attractive, busted, roguish, or dull. You may see others as friendly, smart, scary, or whatever. In the space between those judgments, you judge yourself: Does my hair look like a rat’s nest in this wind? Could I have possibly been so stupid to ramble on so long in that meeting? Even as I write this, I’m making all kinds of assumptions about what you might be thinking.
We meander through this complex world, often appearing quiet and reserved, as our internal voices and electronic devices chatter like drugged monkeys. To compound the noise, acquaintances shower us with gossip. Yet, in the evening, when the day’s challenges have been set aside, it is possible to experience relative silence and wonder how judgmentalism became so pervasive. Read More >>