Racism AND America
A collection of articles pertaining to all issues that reflect the problems of race relations in the United States. to promote a better understanding.
Collection by LoriBeth
The Nation
The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership
7 min read · From 2020 · The current uprisings are what class struggle in the 21st century looks like. · Shared by 19, including Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, LoriBeth, Jason Stanley, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Riley Black 🦕🏳️⚧️
The Atlantic
The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility
7 min read · From 2020 · The popular book aims to combat racism but talks down to Black people. · Shared by 160, including Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Michael Shermer, LoriBeth, Richard Dawkins, Denny Burk, Christina Sommers, Rick Powell, Olivia Kühni
BBC News (World)
'My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves'
7 min read · From 2020 · Colonial slave-traders are seeing their legacies reassessed, but what about the Africans who profited? · Shared by 25, including LoriBeth, Christina Sommers, FJ
Slate
Do Not Call John Lewis a “Hero” if You Stood in His Way
7 min read · From 2020 · Republicans like Mitch McConnell and Brian Kemp are the reason the civil rights icon had to keep fighting until his dying breath. · Shared by 50, including Larry Ferlazzo, Richard Deitsch, Joshua Benton, LoriBeth, Anil
edutopia
How White Teachers Can Support BIPOC Colleagues
4 min read · From 2020 · A few ways to deepen relationships with peers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. · Shared by 20, including RACHELLE DENÉ POTH | @ThriveinEDU #ARVR #AI, Monica Burns, Ed.D. #EdTech, LoriBeth
The New Yorker
How to Confront a Racist National History
5 min read · From 2020 · Susan Neiman, a philosopher who studies Germany’s confrontation with its Nazi past, examines how the United States can remember slavery and segregation. · Shared by 83, including Christian Surchi, Jochen Burkhard, Felix M, LoriBeth
CNN
Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
7 min read · From 2020 · Problematic words and phrases like "master" and "blacklist" are everywhere: in real estate, in computing, in law and in everyday conversation. · Shared by 83, including Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her), Tom D'Amico, LoriBeth, Kate Nasser, Larry Ferlazzo, S. Mitra Kalita
Guardian US
The US suffragette movement tried to leave out Black women. They showed up anyway
3 min read · From 2020 · Racism and sexism were bound together in the fight to vote – and Black women made it clear they would never cede the question of their voting rights to others · Shared by 60, including Ida Bae Wells, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Matthias Lampe, LoriBeth
Guardian US
‘Reject the lies of history’: Washington reckons with tributes to racist past
6 min read · From 2020 · The US capital is adorned with monuments to American history, but as schools change names and statues are toppled, legacies are under scrutiny · Shared by 44, including LoriBeth
The Guardian
For a few weeks, black lives mattered. Now what?
5 min read · From 2020 · The global revolt is in danger of being reduced to a cultural debate, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik · Shared by 94, including Elizabeth Day, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Neil Hart 💙, LoriBeth, Stephanie A Kowalski, Mike Butcher🇬🇧🇪🇺
The New York Times
Facebook Decisions Were ‘Setbacks for Civil Rights,’ Audit Finds
4 min read · From 2020 · An independent audit faulted the social network for “vexing and heartbreaking decisions” that affect its users — and potentially the November elections. · Shared by 36, including LoriBeth, Eli Pariser 🏞📲, Mike Allton, Kara Swisher, Brian Solis
The New York Times
Soledad O’Brien: A MeToo Moment for Journalists of Color
6 min read · From 2020 · We’re finally feeling empowered to speak openly about racism in the newsroom. · Shared by 77, including Sally Kohn, Eghosa Omoigui, LoriBeth, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Jeff Jarvis, 💥 Katie Martell, Marc Abrahams, Mathew Ingram, Oliver Gassner / @oliverg@mastodon.social 💉🖖💚🎓, Tara Parker-Pope, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, zeldman, Gloria Feldt, William Gibson, Jay Rosen
The Atlantic
What Anti-racist Teachers Do Differently
5 min read · From 2020 · They view the success of black students as central to the success of their own teaching. · Shared by 54, including Ayala Sherbow, Larry Ferlazzo, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Mark Kaigwa, Dr. Laura Markham, LoriBeth
The New York Times
You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument
5 min read · From 2020 · The black people I come from were owned and raped by the white people I come from. Who dares to tell me to celebrate them? · Shared by 325, including ProfEmilyOster, Kara Swisher, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, William Gibson, Mathew Ingram, Alison Willmore, Joshua Benton, Jessica Hische, Ida Bae Wells, Julia Ioffe, Ed Yong, zeldman, Craig Mod, Mo Ryan, Anil, Jason Stanley, Tara Parker-Pope, Caroline Criado Perez, Grace Bonney, Ted Rubin
The Atlantic
The Difference Between First-Degree Racism and Third-Degree Racism
7 min read · From 2020 · Only when people align on what racist behavior looks like will we be able to take practical steps to make those behaviors costly. · Shared by 168, including Danielle! 🌩, Mo Ryan, Neil Hart 💙, zeynep tufekci, Stephanie A Kowalski, Guy Kawasaki, LoriBeth, Jochen Burkhard, Reid Hoffman
Guardian politics
Home Office 'uses racial bias' when detaining immigrants
2 min read · From 2020 · Pressure group claims black people held in disproportionate numbers and for longer periods to ‘reduce black and brown migration to UK’ · Shared by 13, including LoriBeth, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
