Where Hannah Writes

After a great deal of anticipation,  Black Panther came out this week. This Marvel film that tells the story of the superhero, Black Panther, with a predominantly black cast has broken records as the highest grossing film with an African American director. I had the pleasure of seeing this movie recently, and I have a few suggestions for fellow white people. 1. Do not be outraged if black friends and neighbors celebrate this movie. Try to imagine how you would feel if it was hard for you to find a movie that represents your culture, features actors and actresses who share your ethnic heritage in important and heroic and genius roles as valued people, and does not portray people who look like you in a negative light. That's probably hard for you to imagine, considering that approximately 73% of characters with speaking roles in movies made from 2007 to 2015 are white according to a  study  done by the University of Southern California. We see our own lives and identiti...

"It is the thermal fuse," Phil explained to me as he handed me a small part that he had replaced. Phil is the very knowledgeable and helpful home appliance service technician who came to my home not long ago to examine my broken dryer. Phil pointed out to me that my dryer vent slowly narrows as it nears the wall and carefully explained that this could have caused the thermal fuse malfunction. He expressed concern that this could cause the new fuse break soon. "If he has had to replace the thermal fuse before within the past year, I'd get this ventilation replaced," Phil concluded. Huh? If he has had to replace the thermal fuse before within the past year, I'd get this ventilation replaced. I don't remember what Phil said next. I think I might have nodded and signed the paper that he slid my way. But I was stuck on that one word. He ? Who is he ? Where is he ? What's his name? Is there a man hiding in my house that I don't know about...