by lindaoppenheim | Mar 22, 2020 | Article, Website
Following on its 1619 project, the New York Times presents brief commentaries from “prominent black artists on the work that inspires them most. . . .Kerry Washington on Beyoncé, Ta-Nehisi Coates on Kendrick Lamar, Oprah Winfrey on Toni Morrison, Issa Rae on...
by lindaoppenheim | May 24, 2019 | Article
The New York Post may not like it, but it sounds like NYC School Chancellor Richard Carranza’s training is making all the right points. “The training is not focused on white supremacy and white privilege,” Carranza said after a City Council budget hearing on...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 21, 2019 | Article
Jessica Sutherland reports that Grand Rapids, Michigan is addressing the “epidemic of racially-motivated abuses of emergency services.” “Diversity and Inclusion Manager Patti Caudill said the ordinance is a new concept in Michigan. It isn’t meant to...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 19, 2019 | Article
The Yankees started playing “God Bless America” – most frequently with Kate Smith’s version – following the 9/11 attacks. Stefan Bondy explains why the Yankees dropped her version for their seventh-inning stretch, and by doing so, took a stand against racism. ...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 14, 2019 | Article
Gorski discusses four common “detours” schools take avoiding the changes necessary in achieving genuine equity. He follows that discussion with five equity literacy principles that can help schools avoid equity detours and maximize the impact of equity...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 11, 2019 | Article
Lily Eisner, Policy & Program Assistant, YWCA USA, explains that diversity and inclusion in organizations and workplaces does not end with the hiring of people of color, but requires work on the part of white employees to ensure a racially equitable environment. ...
