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grappling with whiteness 25 Aug 2011 | 08:33 am
Every time I write out my thoughts on racism, I feel self-conscious, presumptuous and self-indulgent as a white person. But writing helps me process my thoughts and move forward. Also, it is clear tha...
The Black Panthers in my town: a look at how the press shaped local activist history 1 Apr 2010 | 05:52 am
The media prime us in ways of thinking about the world, particularly in terms of whom we accept and dismiss as legitimate or illegitimate political actors. In this way, the media frame and “crystalliz...
returning 1 Apr 2010 | 05:43 am
Life has been a whirlwind. But because I haven't been posting here doesn't mean I haven't stayed dedicated to my personal mission of working towards racial justice. Over the last year, I have written...
Diversity at my son's school: are they for real? 17 Mar 2010 | 04:00 am
A couple of years back, I wrote a post, also published at Anti-Racist Parent--now renamed Love Isn't Enough, in which I surveyed my son's library to examine gender stereotypes and the representation o...
Community shares grief, anger and fear following another life lost in an interaction with police 16 Feb 2010 | 07:49 am
“If you're shocked, you're not living in America.” “There are two different Portlands. There is a disparity in treatment many white people don't understand.” “The stinking sore of racism has been ex...
yes, I will return 2 May 2008 | 10:14 am
Yes, I am planning on returning to blogging here again. I am committed to fighting racism. I have just had a difficult several months during which a tragedy occurred in my life. Please stay tuned.
break 27 Jul 2007 | 01:00 pm
I am taking a break from blogging for a whole host of reasons, but I plan to be back. Thanks for checking in.
young woman displays courage at the White House 1 Jul 2007 | 03:24 pm
This high school senior wins my nomination for most courageous woman of the month. Mari Oye, a recent Wellesley High graduate (pictured last year with her spelling bee colleagues on the right), won th...
just don't take away my TV! 29 Jun 2007 | 03:32 pm
Hey, that's not me talking. My TV is packed up in the basement and hasn't been used in more than a year. That's the white American participants in a 2006 Ohio State University study entitled "The Cost...
say bye bye to school diversity 29 Jun 2007 | 03:06 pm
We are now seeing one Supreme Court ruling after another that flies in the face of civil rights, social justice, and democracy. Today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court imposed new limits on public...
