Via Stanford Social Innovation Review. The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards By Aysa Gray Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not privilege the values of white and Western employees and leave behind people of color. The standards of professionalism, according to American grassroots organizer-scholars Tema Okun and Keith Jones, are … Read More

Via The Atlantic.  Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? Ibram X. Kendi Oakmont beckoned outdoor runners—even novices like me. We were the second family to move into Oakmont, a new housing development seven miles west of the University of Florida, when I joined the faculty in 2015. My partner and I loved how our … Read More

Via The Atlantic.  The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others. Adam Serwer Staff writer at The Atlantic Six weeks ago, ahmaud arbery went out and never came home. Gregory and Travis McMichael, … Read More

Via CNN.  These Black Nature Lovers are Busting Stereotypes, One Cool Bird at a Time By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN)Everyone has the bird. Corina Newsome calls it a gateway bird, the one special species that sets an avian enthusiast on a lifetime course of discovery and environmental passion. Hers was the blue jay. For Tykee James, it was … Read More