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Who Is responsible for teaching 'white' people about racism?

on Wed, 2020-06-10 12:58

Who is responsible for teaching 'white' people about racism? Actually, we are, and people of color have lived inside this nightmare for far too long. I invite you to take a look at this list of resources. I would add the PBS series done by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. whose book, Stony The Road, traces the tragic history of Reconstruction, including The Great Betrayal, and subsequent creation by the media of a white supremacy narrative still permanently woven into every aspect of our society today. The consequences threaten every aspect of our communities and hope for the future.

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Professor Gates teaches all of us (again!)

on Sun, 2019-11-10 13:22

"Southern 'Redeemers' snuffed out the first Black Power movement" 

From 2000 duly elected African American officials to zero in just 12 years - how gains of Reconstruction were obliterated, and only 70 years later did the damage too slowly begin to reverse. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/opinion/sunday/jim-crow-laws.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Gates' book, Stony The Road, is an even more shocking and thorough walk through this period of history we were never taught.

Courage to Speak Up – First Gathering of 2019

on Mon, 2019-02-04 14:40

Martin Luther King, Jr. was our inspiration for this gathering of 65 women in midtown. In a pretense-free atmosphere, we witnessed how courage is inspired when more deeper conversations are encouraged. We are continuing these conversations at three "More Than Lunch' meetings this winter.