by lindaoppenheim | Nov 12, 2017 | Opinion
Ekow N. Yankah confesses sadly that the safety of his children in the current political climate requires that he teach them to be wary of developing friendships with white people. “If they are not clearly allies, they will seem unsafe to me. . . . Our racial...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 8, 2017 | Events
Two important appearances this week–Kitsi Watterson discussing her book I Hear My People Singing and Dr. Nathalie Edmond speaking about Black Lives Matter and allyship. Details below: On Wednesday, August 9, the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 2, 2017 | Opinion
Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez shares the ways her “white parent friends have proven to be allies in a non-invasive manner.” To read more, click here.
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 25, 2017 | Opinion
“As much as we can try to protect him and teach him to protect himself, there may come a time when your child will be involved. As the parents of the white friend of my black child, I need you to be talking to your child about racism. I need you to be talking...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 7, 2017 | Opinion
Ernest Owens lists five ways the idea of “allyship” has proved lacking. “Being in solidarity suggests that you come without prejudgments, conditions, or self-interests in supporting marginalized people — it’s about shifting the focus on those who...
