"...“the present memorial cult that seeks to inflict certain aspects of history and their presumed lessons on our children, with its favorite mantra, ‘Let us remember, so the same thing doesn’t happen again,’ is unconvincing. To be sure, a remembered massacre may serve as a deterrent, but it may also serve as a model for … Continue reading Admiring Yourself: The Holocaust, Racism, & Sexism
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Why We Will Lowercase white
"There was clear desire and reason to capitalize Black. Most notably, people who are Black have strong historical and cultural commonalities, even if they are from different parts of the world and even if they now live in different parts of the world. That includes the shared experience of discrimination due solely to the color … Continue reading Why We Will Lowercase white
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Cory Booker’s Senate Speech from June 2, 2020
https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c4879167/user-clip-senator-booker-06-02-2020 Starts around the 30 second mark.
Anti-Racism Educator Jane Elliott: ‘There’s Only One Race. The Human Race’
A History of Race and Racism in America
"I’ve selected the most influential books on race and the black experience published in the United States for each decade of the nation’s existence — a history of race through ideas, arranged chronologically on the shelf. (In many cases, I’ve added a complementary work, noted with an asterisk.) Each of these books was either published … Continue reading A History of Race and Racism in America
White Nationalism in the United States
"Sometimes, in the face of a totalitarian system of thought, and in the absence of a fully articulated alternative world order, conveying unease is the best a narrator can do. Or is it? ... As we now understand, a significant portion of the US population supports a politics of white nationalism...The phrasing varies, but the … Continue reading White Nationalism in the United States
Liberatory Education | The Hedgehog Review
"In a psychic context, racial reparations may be less obviously needed, but needed nonetheless, for those of us from white families and communities that practice racial thoughtlessness. We, too, need to study race and racism in order to understand ourselves, because the implicit attitudes about race that we have consciously and unconsciously created and accepted … Continue reading Liberatory Education | The Hedgehog Review
Domestic War on Terror Is Not the Answer to White Supremacy
"At a time when the American system of government is already being sorely tested by a demagogue and would-be autocrat in the White House, it would be disastrous to grant more power to the Justice Department and the nation’s security services."—James Risen, " To Fight White Supremacist Violence, Let’s Not Repeat the Mistakes of the … Continue reading Domestic War on Terror Is Not the Answer to White Supremacy
Toni Morrison on Racism
Cracker Country
I met someone recently. And during the course of conversation, we discovered we grew up around the same area. The conversation went along these lines: Stranger: I'm from X.Me: Oh, really? I grew up near there.Stranger: Where are you from?Me: The Y/Z area.Stranger: Don't take this the wrong way, but we used to call that, … Continue reading Cracker Country
37 Difficult Questions From My Mixed-Race Son
"Mommy, I have changed my name to "The Sixth Jackson."Wait, really? I'm supposed to say, 'This in my son, 'The Sixth Jackson.'?'No. You are supposed to say, "This is the Sixth Jackson." And then I will show them my moves. And then they will understand.Damn."—Mira Jacob. "37 Difficult Questions From My Mixed-Race Son." Buzzfeed. June … Continue reading 37 Difficult Questions From My Mixed-Race Son
Ideology & Pride
"But this is pride, according to Niebuhr: the inability to interrogate our own moral stances because we’re too committed to ideology. Pride has everything to do with power, because the ideologies we commit ourselves to belong to the tribes that we count on to protect, defend, and advance us. Perhaps the most radical thing Jesus … Continue reading Ideology & Pride
Seymour Hersh’s “Reporter”
"'Reporter' demonstrates that Hersh has derived three simple lessons from that rule:The powerful prey mercilessly upon the powerless, up to and including mass murder.The powerful lie constantly about their predations.The natural instinct of the media is to let the powerful get away with it."—Jon Schwarz, "Seymour Hersh’s New Memoir Is a Fascinating, Flabbergasting Masterpiece." The … Continue reading Seymour Hersh’s “Reporter”
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