100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre
One hundred years ago, 10,000 state-sponsored White supremacists destroyed a prosperous Black neighborhood in Tulsa, OK. The history of...
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Carolyn L. Baker, M.Ed.
Award-winning author of
An Unintentional Accomplice:
A Personal Perspective on White Responsibility
and the upcoming
DISPATCHES, From Racial Divide to a Road of Repair,
A Collection of Essays
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Mar 17, 2021
Stop Asian Hate
I join people everywhere in mourning the victims of last night’s horrific shootings in Atlanta. Condolences to the families of each of...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Mar 2, 2021
The Battleground for the Imagination
Growing up white, and in segregated communities, I didn’t think I even had a race. There was nothing to be questioned, learned about,...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Feb 2, 2021
What the Insurrection, Impeachment, and Inauguration all had in common
The events of three momentous Wednesdays in January 2021 shook us to our core - the insurrection, the impeachment, and the inauguration....
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Jan 8, 2021
What White Americans Need to Understand about the Insurrection in the U.S Capital.
As we seek to assign blame for the insurrection at our U.S. Capital yesterday, let us stop and really bear witness to the outcome of our...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Nov 10, 2020
Veterans of Color Deserve More than a Salute.
I am the proud daughter of a 33-year career Navy veteran, Lt. Cmdr. Earl Ross Baker. The photo shows the cherished display case with his...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Nov 6, 2020
A Season of Reckoning
In this national election week, when patience is a virtue, we are witnessing both a societal transformation and a deeply divided country....
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Aug 4, 2020
My LA Times Opinion letter: Reimagine California
Back in early May, the LA Times Opinion section asked readers to envision life in California after the pandemic and share their thoughts...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Jul 17, 2020
Economic Apartheid
There was a time when Americans, specifically white Americans such as myself, eagerly supported government entitlement programs and had...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Jul 3, 2020
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion this 4th of July 2020
The 4th of July - a wonderful time to pause to honor the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. As the...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Jun 25, 2020
The Divide Between White Women and Black Women
Through the process of finalizing Chapter 5: Womanism of An Unintentional Accomplice I had the opportunity for frank conversations with...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Jun 24, 2020
What Does it Mean to Be White in America?
For a while now I’ve been recommending white people to read books written by black authors. As a companion to this, I highly recommend...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Jun 23, 2020
Inclusivity Checklist
A question I am often asked is “What does it mean to ‘do the work’ of inclusivity?” In An Unintentional Accomplice: A Personal...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Jun 8, 2020
Now ‘The People’ Have Voted!
In the aftermath of the 1965 Watts Riot it was this The Los Angeles Free Press headline by the late, great Art Kunkin that captured the...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Jun 1, 2020
Amy Cooper: Unmasked Racism
In a recent Huffpost article, “Amy Cooper Knew Exactly What She Was Doing,” Zeba Blay relates Carolyn Bryant’s 1955 false accusation of...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- May 30, 2020
To Kentucky, With Love
I was all set to do an interview on a radio station in Kentucky to promote my forthcoming book, An Unintentional Accomplice: A Personal...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Apr 6, 2020
Vulnerability
As the ebook version of my book, An Unintentional Accomplice, goes into production this week, COVID-19 is raging around the world. In...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Mar 5, 2020
The Power of the Black Vote
As a white woman, I would be way out of my lane to comment on the power of the black vote. So today I’m sharing a Super Tuesday segment...
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Carolyn L. Baker
- Feb 4, 2020
BHM 2020: “African Americans and the Vote”
February is Black History Month and the theme for this year is “African Americans and the Vote.” I have a suggested reading for you for...
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