Via Stanford University. Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here this morning, to have the opportunity of standing in this very great and significant pulpit. And I do want to express my deep personal appreciation to Dean Sayre and all of the … Read More
Via The New York Times. Criticism of Skin Lighteners Brings Retreat by Unilever and Johnson & Johnson The companies have responded to a new wave of criticism calling beauty products that advocate lighter skin discriminatory. By Priya Arora and Sapna Maheshwari As major consumer products companies have rushed to declare their opposition to racism in response to the … Read More
Via The New York Times. Can Biology Class Reduce Racism? By Amy Harmon Please sign up here to have the Race/Related newsletter delivered weekly to your inbox. COLORADO SPRINGS — Biology textbooks used in American high schools do not go near the sensitive question of whether genetics can explain why African-Americans are overrepresented as football players and why … Read More
Via TransWhat. Allyship to trans people involves a number of different actions: some are necessary and relatively easy, while some require more commitment and activism. I will make several lists in order of priority. Some of these are behaviors that you must engage in to treat trans people respectfully; some are goals to aspire to, … Read More
Via Teaching Tolerance. White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy What does “white anti-racist” mean? How can guilt get in the way? And what’s all this talk about being “colorblind”? Teaching Tolerance asked community activists to share their thoughts on these questions, and others. Their answers shine light on the concepts of comfort, power, privilege and identity. … Read More
Via Rooster Tails. Resources for straight or cisgender people: Queer 101 Via Rooster Tails.
