In the nine months since this initial report, we’ve learned a great deal more about how racial disparities animate criminal justice systems in Ferguson, Mo. and around the nation. On the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, here are just a few examples: Unarmed black men [...]
By Melinda D. Anderson| Originally Published at The Root. November 12, 2014 | Generic image ThinkStock A recent conference, whose goal is to increase the racial and cultural competency of educators, provides a basic framework for addressing racial insensitivity in the classroom. North Carolina teacher tells [...]
By Kimberly B. George | Originally Published at and a special to NewBlackMan (in Exile) November 3, 2014 By now you, like 27 million people, have probably seen the video: a woman walking around for 10 hours in New York. It’s a deeply painful video to watch—painful [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D | Originally Published at AlterNet. November 3, 2014 Lessons that promote 'effort' as a mask for privilege do far more harm to our students than good. When it comes to academic success, what matters most: effort – or something altogether different? [...]
By Tiffanie Drayton | Originally Published at The Frisky. October 31, 2014 Dear Hollaback & Rob Bliss Creative, I have watched your collaborative video depicting the menacing street harassment of a young, white woman as she casually walked through the streets of New York. You captured dozens [...]
The white people of Ferguson are scared of Halloween. So scared that they cancelled it, and then rescheduled it, and then confined its alternative to a certain part of town. They say they’re worried “about opening their doors…as well as for [their] children’s safety.” “We [...]
In 1900, W. E. B. Du Bois declared that “the problem of the 20th century” would be “the problem of the color line.” His prediction is just as true for our 21st century. Black men and women in contemporary America are judged not by the [...]
When riots broke out after citizens of Ferguson took to the streets to protest the murder of Mike Brown by a police officer, the media was littered with imagery and stories of violent and savage Black people destroying the city. To a large extent, those [...]
By Jennifer Keys Adair | Originally Published at Huffington Post. October 15, 2014 12:16 pm EDT Updated: December 15, 2014 5:59 am EST In the aftermath of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shooting and killing Michael Brown, I have been thinking about what young children are picking [...]
