Judith Eloise Thomason Jones
(December 17, 1941 – April 25, 2018)

We often look for excuses when things don’t go our way, shifting the blame onto others instead of taking responsibility for our own choices. But excuses only grow stronger the more we feed them. This same pattern shows up when it comes to doing what’s right—we stay silent, waiting for someone else to step forward, rather than holding ourselves accountable. “What’s your excuse now?” is a challenge to stop hiding behind hesitation and a sense of true comfort in our own skin.
The Carpetbaggers and the Snake Oil Salespeople have finally aroused the rebels to demand white justice. They have managed to use the white-...