Many times people talk as though being color blind is the goal that we should all be attaining. I guess the first question is whether or not being color blind is even actually possible. Secondly, is being color blind really the goal that we should be pursuing? Tim Wise in the video talks about anotherContinue reading “Color Blind or Color Conscious?”
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Color Me Blind… a must see, this is funny!!!
I have had an expereince somewhat similar to this a few different times in my life. Not exactly the same, but I can relate to it. Watch it and let me know what you think, I think it is good for us as a nation to continue to dialogue around the subject of race andContinue reading “Color Me Blind… a must see, this is funny!!!”
Why 2 black men?
It’s the same old story, nothing new. White woman (Bonnie Sweeten) and her daughter (Julia) head south from Bucks County PA to Florida. Of course not before Bonnie claims that two black men abducted her and her daughter throwing her in the back of the trunk. Aside the fact that we already know that sheContinue reading “Why 2 black men?”
I’ve Been to the Mountain Top
Listen to the last minute of King’s famous speech, the night before he was killed…
What would you do?/ Racism in America Part 2
What are the implications here? What effect might this have on arrests and prison sentences? And really, it is important not to only notice the harsher response the blacks recieved, but to realize the “free pass” that the white kids received. For if there are underpriviliged, we most also talk about the exact opposite OVERpriviliged. Continue reading “What would you do?/ Racism in America Part 2”