This is a curated version of a PBS extra I will be referencing in an upcoming piece. James Baldwin on “The Negro and the American Promise” James Baldwin appears in Boston public television producer Henry Morgenthau III’s “The Negro and the American Promise,” alongside Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. The New York Times described … Continue reading Video: James Baldwin on “The Negro and the American Promise” | PBS
Tony Robinson was shot to death by a Madison, Wisconsin policeman on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the March in Selma.
We have come this far. We have farther to go. Together.
It is especially important, in 2015, in the midst of Black Lives Matter and Moral Monday, to look back through Baldwin’s eyes, in order to look forward. As the younger generation finds its voice and asserts its leadership of the new civil rights struggle, Baldwin’s words ring prophetic.
by Lois Beckett ProPublica, June 10, 2014, 3:30 p.m. After mass shootings, like the ones these past weeks in Las Vegas, Seattle and Santa Barbara, the national conversation often focuses on mental illness. So what do we actually know about the connections between mental illness, mass shootings and gun violence overall? To separate the facts … Continue reading ProPublica: Myth vs. Fact: Violence and Mental Health
By Tiffanie Drayton & Joshua McCarther Discussions about racism should be all-inclusive and open to people of all skin colors. However, to put it simply, sometimes White people lack the experience or education that can provide a rudimentary foundation from which a productive conversation can be built. This is not necessarily the fault of the individual, … Continue reading 18 Things White People Should Know/Do Before Discussing Racism
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