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Sacrificing Black Lives for the American Lie
Ibram X. Kendi‘s op ed piece in the New York Times provides a rationale for Not in Our Town’s goal of bringing a Truth and Reconciliation process to Princeton, something needed throughout the United States. “Killing the post-racial myth and…
Read MoreSmaller, and Smaller, and Smaller by Marlon James
Man Booker Prize winner, Marlon James, responded to the acquittal of Philando Castile’s killer with the following essay. He was interviewed about it on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday. There are some Minnesotans who want to rebrand this state as North….
Read MoreA Noose at the Smithsonian Brings History Back to Life
Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, explains how the noose found in the museum answers the question founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture “Why…
Read MoreThe “More-ness” of Privilege
How does white privilege look to a person of color? Writer Joel Leon says, “I am constantly in rooms with men, white men, who don’t cower, who do not just say “more”, but require it, silently; who stand firm in…
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