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Continuing Conversation on Race and White Privilege, May 3, 2021
For our monthly Continuing Conversation on Race and White Privilege, Not In Our Town Princeton will welcome Princeton University junior Isabel Lewis, who has studied abolitionist movements past and present, to lead us in an exploration of dominant media and…
Read MoreThe editor of the Kansas City Star apologizes for poor coverage of Black news
The editor and president of the 140-year-old Kansas City (MO) newspaper, Mike Fannin, issued an apology: “For 140 years, it has been one of the most influential forces in shaping Kansas City and the region. And yet for much of…
Read MoreWhy We Struggle to Say ‘I Love You’
Following Sandra Oh’s telling her parents “I love you.” in Korean as she accepted the Golden Globe, Viet Thanh Nguyen addresses parent-child relationships in the Asian American community and the price paid for the lack of representation and the presentation…
Read MoreNational Geographic Acknowledges Its Past Racist Coverage
To begin a year dedicated to the “exploration of race,” the National Geographic devotes its April 2018 issue to the topic. As Susan Goldberg, editor in chief and the first woman and Jewish person, “a member of two groups that also…
Read MoreI’ve suffered from racism in N.J. Here’s one way to fight it
Speaking from her experiences including vivid childhood memories, Khadijah Costley White, assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, advocates being aware of media distortions of race and speaking out against racism. To read her op ed, click…
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