Culture, Ethnicity, & Race

Jayma Anne Montgomery

GETTING REAL ABOUT RACIAL TRAUMA

Is racial trauma a thing? I talk about why it is.

Jayma Anne Montgomery

I KNOW WHY THE CAGED (JAMAICAN) TIGER SINGS

I pride myself on being self-aware. All good writers are incredibly introspective. Writers in my preferred genres (personal essays and...

Jayma Anne Montgomery

Unintended Outcomes of Publishing My Book

I examine some of the unexpected fruit of publishing this book. Including, some thoughts this has inspired regarding the heritage of Indo-J

Jayma Anne Montgomery

Ballad of a CWPOCA: There Are No Strings on Me

CWPOCA = Christian Woman Person of Color in America My experiences as a person of color have been commandeered as a tool of political...

Jayma Anne Montgomery

CULTURAL VS CRUCIFORM CHRISTIANITY

I contrast the difference between cultural vs cruciform Christianity. Cultural Christianity has driven unjust wars, eugenics, and racism.

Jayma Anne Montgomery

The Different Skin We Are All In: Race vs Ethnicity

I discuss race as it pertains to skin color and other physical features. I also highlight some institutions that supported white supremacy.

Jayma Anne Montgomery

THE LITTLE MERMAID IS BLACK BUT...

I more or less live under a rock of my own choosing until things not directly related to my life command my attention. I like it that...

Jayma Anne Montgomery

WHEN FICTION IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP

'I need to be white.' This is what my ultra-cocoa, brown-skinned four-year-old daughter says to me as I’m twisting her thick, curly hair...

Jayma Anne Montgomery

HOW MINORITIES BECOME PROS AT NAVIGATING SOCIAL LANDMINES

Several years ago, I was asked to speak at an HBCU pre-med event. At the time I was a fairly new attending at the Fort Eustis Army...

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