Category Archives: Africana

Bernie Sanders’ speech to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) | Blog#42

My essay on Bernie Sanders’ approach to BlackLivesMatter, police brutality, Continue reading Bernie Sanders’ speech to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) | Blog#42

PBS documentary: American Denial | understanding the roots of subconscious bias | #Racism on Blog#42

“In the wake of recent events that have sparked a national dialogue, American Denial explores the power of unconscious biases around race and class. Using Gunnar Myrdal’s 1944 investigation of Jim Crow racism as a springboard, the film shows how unrecognized, unconscious attitudes continue to dominate racial dynamics in American life.” Continue reading PBS documentary: American Denial | understanding the roots of subconscious bias | #Racism on Blog#42

#MalcolmX on self-love & self-hate | Documentary: Make it plain on Blog#42

“Who taught you to hate the color of your skin? Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the shape of your nose and the shape of your lips? Who taught you to hate yourself from the top of your head to the soles of your feet? Who taught you to hate your own kind? Who taught you to hate the race that you belong to so much so that you don’t want to be around each other? No! Before you come asking Mr. Muhammad does he teach hate, you should ask yourself who taught you.”

Malcolm X Continue reading #MalcolmX on self-love & self-hate | Documentary: Make it plain on Blog#42