We are writing history, and we need to understand the basic plotline and act accordingly. What we do now could mean the difference between survival and more death for many.
Whiteness
Pandemics and Economics #8
"Open Windows in Winter: Bug or Feature?" Like buildings with radiators located directly underneath windows, real estate landscapes in cities may look haphazard but reflect our historical values.
#TacoTruckTerry and the Spatula Threat: Murphy Brown, Privilege, and Police
Murphy Brown's Thanksgiving episode, however inadvertently, vividly illustrates crucial lessons about police and privilege....
Notes for Whiteness History Month
A few thoughts on #Whiteness and its history in the United States.
Passing & Pure Individualism
While the 'passing' of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century has fallen out of favor, the passing of today takes the form of the assertion of 'pure' individualism, stripped of race and gender. But this notion of the individual is an ideological fiction, reflective of the image of male whiteness, and still situated in … Continue reading Passing & Pure Individualism
“Silence is a racial message”
"Silence is a racial message." Read "What White Children Need to Learn About Race" by Ali Michael and Eleonora Bartoli. Notes for #WhiteNESSHistoryMonth 4.7 Extending work of @CrazyPastor. Honoring vision of @PortlandCC Slideshow of Notes for Whiteness History Month
Demystifying Whiteness
"Historically, many White immigrants have been accused of marginalizing other White immigrants...demystifying the cultural complexity of people classified as White, and the hierarchy of groups created by racism, multicultural education will help White students understand their own history, as well as the fact that the current social discourses against diverse racial/ethnic groups are very similar … Continue reading Demystifying Whiteness
…walked off with the aggressor
“For the vast majority of white Americans, the past decade*—the first phase—had been a struggle to treat the Negro with a degree of decency, not equality. White America was ready to demand that the Negro should be spared the lash of brutality and coarse degradation, but it had never been truly committed to helping him … Continue reading …walked off with the aggressor
Racism: Sickness Unto Death?
“It is time to re-order our national priorities. All those who now speak of good will...now have the responsibility to stand up and act for the social changes that are necessary to conquer racism in America,” wrote SCLC president in a 3/4/68 press release, concluding: “If we as a society fail, I fear that we … Continue reading Racism: Sickness Unto Death?
Virginia Avniel Spatz 