I am L.J. Cunningham and I write about the human condition of all things personal and political.
What had begun as a coping skill to work and parent every day as an Ohioan, has helped me more than I can verbalize.
The world I live in as a U.S. citizen has changed as much as my personal life, and I want to give back all that I’ve learned along the way.
The Narrative
When I first began building the site with a web designer, I was terrified. What is the narrative I have? What do I know? Who would possibly find it valuable in any tangible way?
My first coach, editor, and web designer helped me more than I initially realized. We’ve since stopped working together, and I’m grateful for her work in getting this online.
She helped me find my voice, my language, and I’m still working on how to make it all flow together.
Who I Write For and WHY
When I first began writing publicly on Medium, and made a Twitter (now called “X”) account at the time, I just knew I wanted to be antiracist. I knew I wanted to make other white U.S. citizens and white people outside our borders aware of, and actionable, to stop intentionally or unintentionally, upholding white nonsense.
White nonsense, I will define thusly: it is the hate ideology placing whiteness and masculinity together or individually into a hierarchy of social and individual power to the detriment of others. Like patriarchal nonsense, men are dominate across race, religious, and national, ethnic lines, but patriarchy is the veins to the heart of white nonsense.
You can read my latest post here, and find my first TikTok, here.
L.J. Cunningham Today
Welcome, to Earth! I am L.J. Cunningham, and I’m glad you’re here. Grab a snack, and have a seat, take a look around, and get cozy. I’ll be here awhile, so come and go as you please. You may also call me Lily, if you like.
Read one of my latest, What is Representative Democracy in the United States? here.
Find all written content here.
