by lindaoppenheim | Nov 17, 2014 | Article, Opinion
Nicholas Kristof published the fourth installment of his series entitled “When Whites Just Don’t Get It.” He addresses “personal responsibility,” an issue raised by some of his readers, and reminds them that “centuries of racial...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 16, 2014 | Events
“Winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent, Dear White People is a sly, provocative satire of race relations in the age of Obama. Writer/director Justin Simien follows a group of African American students as...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 16, 2014 | Article, Opinion
Adair, a professor of early childhood education, explains why white parents need to initiate conversations about race and racism with their children and gives an example from her own life.
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 10, 2014 | Opinion
“When they deny my life experience, I know the friendship has its boundaries. . . . They have to believe, and be willing to learn.” So says award-winning multimedia journalist, Mary C. Curtis, in a September 9, 2014 blogpost. She describes reactions of...