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At the Crossroads of Church and Race The Gateway Church in the Dallas-Forth Worth area is one of the largest churches in the country. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times Campbell Robertson I grew up in a little Baptist church in small-town Alabama. The Baptist part is inherited, like baldness or dimples: Both of my […]
How Watermelons Became a Racist Trope Before its subversion in the Jim Crow era, the fruit symbolized black self-sufficiency. Courtesy Brown University Library WILLIAM R. BLACK “But the stereotype that African Americans are excessively fond of watermelon emerged for a specific historical reason and served a specific political purpose. The trope came into full force […]
28 Days, 28 Films for Black History Month By MANOHLA DARGIS and A.O. SCOTT https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/01/movies/28-essential-films-black-history-month.html 2/1/18 IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR since Barry Jenkins’s “Moonlight” won the Oscar for best picture. This awards season, Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” and Dee Rees’s “Mudbound” have received multiple nominations and accolades, optimistic signs that black filmmakers are receiving more opportunities in the […]
Most Americans Oppose White Supremacists, But Many Share Their Views: Poll A new poll asked Americans about racism after the violence in Charlottesville. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman A new poll in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, finds that while Americans widely say they oppose racism and white nationalism, many still appear to hold […]
10 Ways White Liberals Perpetuate Racism By George Sachs, Psy.D. 09/01/2015 03:03 pm ET | Updated Sep 01, 2016 … Microinvalidations are momentary acts that serve to invalidate the very people of color we care about. These unconscious interactions perpetuate the hopelessness many African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and other people of color, feel in this country.Many of you […]
Understanding White Privilege What Is White Privilege? Privilege, particularly white or male privilege, is hard to see for those of us who were born with access to power and resources. It is very visible for those to whom privilege was not granted. Furthermore, the subject is extremely difficult to talk about because many white people don’t feel powerful or as if they […]
7 videos Video by The Atlantic African Americans face disproportionate rates of lead poisoning, asthma, and environmental harm. Staff writer Vann R. Newkirk II argues that discrimination in public planning is to blame. “Pollution and the risk of disaster are assigned to black and brown communities through generations of discrimination and political neglect,” says Newkirk II. […]
Evangelical Pastor Explains What He Sees As The Root Of Racism Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post “White people can be so defensive about this subject.” See video in sidebar. Evangelical pastor Carl Lentz is taking white Americans to task for getting “defensive” when it comes to addressing racism. In a recent […]
The Sugarcoated Language of White Fragility Anna Kegler, a feminist writer, writes, “For a while now, I’ve been thinking about how terms like “white privilege,” “inclusion,” and “unconscious bias” all sound just…too nice. Don’t they seem a little on the pleasant side for words used to address a system of racist oppression? Something’s definitely up. […]
I, Racist What follows is the beginning of the text of a congregational reflection given by John Metta at Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ on June 28 to an all white audience. The sermon was begun with a reading of the Good Samaritan story, and a quote from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The text continues: […]
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart About four-in-ten blacks are doubtful that the U.S. will ever achieve racial equality Almost eight years after Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president –an event that engendered a sense of optimism among many Americans about the future of […]
Photo source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/muhammad- ali Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. An Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times, Ali won 56 times in his 21-year professional career. Ali’s outspokenness on issues of race, […]
We Are Not Cured’: Obama Discusses Racism In America With Marc Maron EPISODE 613 JUNE 22, 2015 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Marc welcomes the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the garage for conversation about college, fitting in, race relations, gun violence, changing the status quo, disappointing your fans, comedians, fatherhood […]
New York City might be a liberal hub, but that doesn’t mean white parents want their children going to school with black kids. Rebecca Klein Editor, HuffPost Education New York City didn’t experience school desegregation in the 1960s and ‘70s like other metropolitan areas. Unlike in Little Rock, Arkansas, the National Guard was never brought in […]