John Metta

John Metta

Al Jazeera

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The freedom to be: Defining white privilege and white supremacy

I had a crush on a girl named Tamika when I was in fifth grade. Tamika could light a whole room with her smile and high-pitched, hiccup laugh. I was a...

John Metta

Al Jazeera

100 02.11.2020

Read To Completion: Writing in a time of social media

For an unknown writer, I receive quite a lot of correspondence from readers. I publish fairly infrequently and yet comments, often angry, frequently...

John Metta

Al Jazeera

100 19.08.2020

For the past 50 years, hard work has brought the poor nothing

When I was a boy, I lost a five-dollar bill and my family had nothing to eat for the week. Back then family-run grocery stores were not the novelty...

John Metta

Al Jazeera

400 26.07.2020

The problem of performative activism

I have a friend who has recently found himself on the wrong side of discussions about equality and it illustrates a disturbing tendency I see repeated...

John Metta

Al Jazeera

100 21.07.2020

Dear Amy Cooper, it is not your fault

Dear Amy, It is not your fault. You do not deserve this. The internet is a hellscape of hatred. No. That is unfair. The internet is simply a tool....

John Metta

Al Jazeera

100 05.06.2020