Rebecca Burnham

I want to use AI intentionally, whether in music or in art, in a way that draws people toward deeper understanding and connection with themselves and with each other. I don't ever want the tool to obscure the goal, which is building people and the beloved community. I am grateful for a team and readers who share those priorities, and can help light the path ahead.

Derek Black Today is Part II of Derek Black’s transformation story, from leader in the white nationalist movement to someone who is actively working to make America a place where everyone has a seat at the table, regardless of race or any other differences. It’s a powerful story that highlights courage, both in those who reached out to him in love, and in Derek himself to confront his own misbeliefs and then to publicly break with his past, at great personal cost. I’m sharing it in the format...

A friendly and influential white supremacist goes incognito to a progressive liberal arts college where he’s outed and treated as a pariah until an orthodox Jew offers genuine friendship that will dismantle his entire worldview.