Via Medium. An Open Letter to Arts Organizations Rampant with White Supremacy By Nana Chinara CC: Gina Gibney, Gibney Dance When a Black femme confronts you for actively promoting and wielding white supremacy culture, you listen and course correct. Instead, I was met with a stay-in-your-place defensive response. White violence always begins with lack of … Read More
Via Black Women Radicals. BLACK AND ASIAN-AMERICAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES: A READING LIST By Black Women Radicals and the Asian American Feminist Collective Check out this reading list from Black Women Radicals and the Asian American Feminist Collective’s Instagram Live event, “Sisters and Siblings in the Struggle: COVID-19 + Black and Asian-American Feminist Solidarities.” On Thursday, … Read More
Via The Conversation. The Racist Roots of American Policing: From Slave Patrols to Traffic Stops Outrage over racial profiling and the killing of African Americans by police officers and vigilantes in recent years helped give rise to the Black Lives Matter movement. But tensions between the police and black communities are nothing new. There are many precedents to the Ferguson, Missouri protests that … Read More
Via The Marshall Project. Before George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Police Failed to Adopt Reforms, Remove Bad Officers The department allows officers to use choke holds barred in other cities. As video footage of George Floyd’s last moments circulated this week, many watched in shock and revulsion. The 46-year old black man died Monday, pleading for … Read More
Via The Establishment. White People, It’s Time To Prioritize Justice Over Civility WRITTEN BY TAURIQ MOOSA In striving to be ‘civil,’ white moderates provide cover for deadly white supremacy. The Boston Globe recently ran — and subsequently deleted — a tweet that, with a straight face, asked: “Can white power groups get past old differences and build lasting relationships?” Welcome to our … Read More
Via The Good Men Project. White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement By Dr. Robin DiAngelo Watch the presentation here. “Here’s the thing about The Good Men Project. We are trying to create big, sweeping, societal changes—–overturn stereotypes, eliminate racism, sexism, homophobia, be a positive force for good for things like education reform and the … Read More
