What I have since realized is that saying “vanilla” is the same as “plain” is like saying that being white has no flavor, that it is plain and has no associated culture via generalizable assumptions, tendencies, or beliefs....
I tire of the sound bites and the irrationality so regularly displayed in the national media and via endless internet chatter. It seems that the stories that arrive and disappear with relatively little fanfare somehow touch something in me....
Two particularly insightful clips from Stephen’s “The Word” segment are really useful. Their penetrating and hilarious treatment of relatively recent events prompted me to build a workshop around them for some high school students last year....
An examination of the contributing factors of one public official's use of an image depicting Obama's head on a chimpanzee's body and her subsequent hollow apology....
Thanks for your patience as I delved headlong into my work this semester. Two issues to report....
I just want to alert you to a current issue/debate going on here in California that can be used to help us increase our ability to see how white privilege often shows up in our public debate....
This is a story about how my anti-racism practice shows up in my work world....
Oakland, CA. White cop. Unarmed Black man lying face down. Shot in back. Murder or mistake?...
I know this isn’t new. But, I think this blog post from Alter Net could be a good resource for those of us who are trying to figure out how to talk to our progressive/liberal white friends/colleagues about race....
So, what’s up? Insufficient funding WHILE the city takes advantage of its services (without paying for them)....