Via the New York Times. Everyone’s an Antiracist. Now What? Recognizing that Black people deserve dignity isn’t progress. By Erin Aubry Kaplan Contributing Opinion Writer The new unbridled enthusiasm for the cause of Black lives reminds me of the Dr. Seuss fable “Horton Hears a Who.” A kindly elephant named Horton becomes aware of a whole … Read More
Via Rewire. Smashing the Status Quo of Classical Music A conversation with radio host and musician Garrett McQueen of the ‘Trilloquy’ podcast by James Napoli When Garrett McQueen, a 33-year-old native of Memphis, Tennessee, first moved to Minnesota for a job as a national host and producer at the country’s largest classical music service, he found himself spending long … Read More
Via Anti-Racism Resources. Anti-racism Resources for White People This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues. … Read More
Via The Atlantic. How to Teach Kids About What’s Happening in Ferguson A crowdsourced syllabus about race, African American history, civil rights, and policing by MARCIA CHATELAIN AUGUST 25, 2014 When the unrest in Ferguson erupted, my husband made an observation that broke my heart: “The kids were supposed to start school today.” For me, … Read More
Via Pretty Good. Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup Written By Katrina Michie So you’ve realized your kids aren’t too young to talk about race, so now what? We’ve rounded up some resources for you to start. I found this short podcast put together by NPR and the Sesame Street Workshop … Read More
Via Ethnicities. By Paul C Gorski Equity Literacy Institute, Asheville, NC, USA and Noura Erakat School of Integrative Studies, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA Racism, whiteness, and burnout in antiracism movements: How white racial justice activists elevate burnout in racial justice activists of color in the United States Abstract Social movement scholars have described … Read More
