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Linking Systemic Racism and Poverty, May 21, 2018
New Jersey Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival was launched on Monday, May 14. The theme for the second week May 20-26) is Linking Systemic Racism and Poverty: Voting Rights, Immigration, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and the Mistreatment of…
Read MoreI’m the descendant of a founding father and I have two black daughters — and I am racist
Phil Lee, descendent of Richard Henry Lee, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and enslaver, shares his recently acquired understanding. “Racism, I recently came to understand, isn’t about me having some kind of hate in my heart for…
Read More7 Ways We Know Systemic Racism Is Real
The folks at Ben & Jerry’s know that we are not living in a post-racial society and enumerate areas in which systemic racism occurs in this post on their website.
Read MoreCece McDonald Talk: Black Trans Lives Matter
THURSDAY, APRIL 16th, at 7PM the leading and outspoken activist CeCe McDonald comes to Princeton talk about mass incarceration, racism and trans liberation. Free and open to the public. McCormick Hall (PU Art Museum) Room 101.
Read MoreWhite Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race. Steps to change this begin with: Being willing to tolerate the discomfort associated with an honest appraisal and discussion of our internalized superiority and racial privilege. Challenging our…
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