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Race - the Power of an Illusion
An eye-opening three-part series confronting our myths and misconceptions about race through the distinct lenses of science, history and social institutions.
An eye-opening three-part series confronting our myths and misconceptions about race through the distinct lenses of science, history and social institutions.
Listening to Shame
“So I want to walk you in to shame. Jungian analysts call shame the swampland of the soul. And we’re going to walk in. And the purpose is not to walk in and construct a home and live there. It is to put on some galoshes — and walk through and find our way around. Here’s why. Cannot have [racial] conversation without shame. Because you cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.” -Brené Brown
“So I want to walk you in to shame. Jungian analysts call shame the swampland of the soul. And we’re going to walk in. And the purpose is not to walk in and construct a home and live there. It is to put on some galoshes — and walk through and find our way around. Here’s why. Cannot have [racial] conversation without shame. Because you cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.” -Brené Brown
Higher Consciousness
"Higher consciousness' sounds mystical and possibly irritating. It shouldn't. It just captures how we see things when we go beyond our own egos." While I support the concepts in this video, I suggest that in order to live deliberately we try to live in the in between of our higher and everyday self rather than in an either or state of being.
"Higher consciousness' sounds mystical and possibly irritating. It shouldn't. It just captures how we see things when we go beyond our own egos." While I support the concepts in this video, I suggest that in order to live deliberately we try to live in the in between of our higher and everyday self rather than in an either or state of being.
Re-Humanizing with James Baldwin
Baldwin poses the question in what way does oppressing others support that oppressor's self-image.
Baldwin poses the question in what way does oppressing others support that oppressor's self-image.
The Danger of a Single Story
"Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding."
"Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding."
The Urgency of Intersectionality
"Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice."
"Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice."
Interlocking Systems of Domination
bell hooks explains how white supremacy, imperialism, capitalism and patriarchy are interlocking systems of domination that define our reality.
bell hooks explains how white supremacy, imperialism, capitalism and patriarchy are interlocking systems of domination that define our reality.
How to Be an Anti-Racist
“The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it—and then dismantle it,” writes professor Ibram X. Kendi. This is the essence of antiracism: the action that must follow both emotional and intellectual awareness of racism. Explore what an antiracist society might look like, how we can play an active role in building it, and what being an antiracist in your own context might mean. This conversation was recorded during the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. The week-long event is presented by the Aspen Institute in partnership with The Atlantic. Prominent leaders and thinkers across business, politics, media, culture, science, and more participate in hundreds of panels, interviews, presentations, and screenings."
“The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it—and then dismantle it,” writes professor Ibram X. Kendi. This is the essence of antiracism: the action that must follow both emotional and intellectual awareness of racism. Explore what an antiracist society might look like, how we can play an active role in building it, and what being an antiracist in your own context might mean. This conversation was recorded during the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. The week-long event is presented by the Aspen Institute in partnership with The Atlantic. Prominent leaders and thinkers across business, politics, media, culture, science, and more participate in hundreds of panels, interviews, presentations, and screenings."
Can Art Amend History?
"In my work I explore the materiality of reconstructive history. I paint and I sculpt, often borrowing from the historical canon, and then alter the work in some way. I cut, crumple, shroud, shred, stitch, tar, twist, bind, erase, break, tear and turn the paintings and sculptures I create, reconfiguring them into works that nod to hidden narratives and begin to reveal unspoken truths about the nature of history." -Titus Kaphar
"In my work I explore the materiality of reconstructive history. I paint and I sculpt, often borrowing from the historical canon, and then alter the work in some way. I cut, crumple, shroud, shred, stitch, tar, twist, bind, erase, break, tear and turn the paintings and sculptures I create, reconfiguring them into works that nod to hidden narratives and begin to reveal unspoken truths about the nature of history." -Titus Kaphar
Museum in Progress: Decolonizing Museums
"From museum-insiders to blockbuster films to grassroots activism, many people are questioning the colonial foundation of museums, and what role museums should play in our society today. In this talk, Hannah Mason-Macklin shares a new initiative used to decenter whiteness and western values in a recent exhibition of West African objects from the 19th and 20th centuries. Through honest acknowledge and genuine collaboration, museums can become spaces of healing, connection, and progress."
"From museum-insiders to blockbuster films to grassroots activism, many people are questioning the colonial foundation of museums, and what role museums should play in our society today. In this talk, Hannah Mason-Macklin shares a new initiative used to decenter whiteness and western values in a recent exhibition of West African objects from the 19th and 20th centuries. Through honest acknowledge and genuine collaboration, museums can become spaces of healing, connection, and progress."
Why You Think You're Right, Even When You're Wrong
"Perspective is everything, especially when it comes to examining your beliefs. Are you a soldier, prone to defending your viewpoint at all costs -- or a scout, spurred by curiosity? Julia Galef examines the motivations behind these two mindsets and how they shape the way we interpret information, interweaved with a compelling history lesson from 19th-century France. When your steadfast opinions are tested, Galef asks: "What do you most yearn for? Do you yearn to defend your own beliefs or do you yearn to see the world as clearly as you possibly can?"
"Perspective is everything, especially when it comes to examining your beliefs. Are you a soldier, prone to defending your viewpoint at all costs -- or a scout, spurred by curiosity? Julia Galef examines the motivations behind these two mindsets and how they shape the way we interpret information, interweaved with a compelling history lesson from 19th-century France. When your steadfast opinions are tested, Galef asks: "What do you most yearn for? Do you yearn to defend your own beliefs or do you yearn to see the world as clearly as you possibly can?"
3 Kinds of Bias that Shape Your Worldview
"What shapes our perceptions (and misperceptions) about science? In an eye-opening talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains how confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect and cognitive dissonance impact what we think we know -- and shares ideas for how we can replace them with something much more powerful: knowledge."
"What shapes our perceptions (and misperceptions) about science? In an eye-opening talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains how confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect and cognitive dissonance impact what we think we know -- and shares ideas for how we can replace them with something much more powerful: knowledge."
The Segregation Myth: Richard Rothstein Debunks an American Lie | NowThis
"In US news and current events today, Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law author, continues his lifelong mission to debunk the myth of de facto segregation and explain how modern day segregation is enforced by US law and policy. Insidious tactics like redlining have contributed to modern day segregation, and it leads to modern school segregation, modern housing segregation and housing discrimination, and so much more. De jure discrimination didn't end with the passage of the Civil Rights Act, it simply became more insidious and baked into the housing, lending and education systems that have prevented Black Americans from earning and keeping wealth. Modern segregation is no less immoral and unjust than explicit segregation, and the entire system needs an overhaul if we are ever to reach true equality and assert that Black lives matter."
"In US news and current events today, Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law author, continues his lifelong mission to debunk the myth of de facto segregation and explain how modern day segregation is enforced by US law and policy. Insidious tactics like redlining have contributed to modern day segregation, and it leads to modern school segregation, modern housing segregation and housing discrimination, and so much more. De jure discrimination didn't end with the passage of the Civil Rights Act, it simply became more insidious and baked into the housing, lending and education systems that have prevented Black Americans from earning and keeping wealth. Modern segregation is no less immoral and unjust than explicit segregation, and the entire system needs an overhaul if we are ever to reach true equality and assert that Black lives matter."
Becoming Systemically Aware
This video from Race Forward unpacks the 4 levels of racism and how focusing on internalized and interpersonal racism often prevent making impactful and lasting change for racial justice.
This video from Race Forward unpacks the 4 levels of racism and how focusing on internalized and interpersonal racism often prevent making impactful and lasting change for racial justice.
Angela Davis Criticizes "Mainstream Feminism" / Bourgeois Feminism"
"If we stand up against racism, we want much more than inclusion. Inclusion is not enough. Diversity is not enough. And as a matter of fact, we do not wish to be included in a racist society. If we say no to hetero-patriarchy then we do not want to be assimilated into a misogynist and hetero-patriarchal society. If we so no to poverty, we do not want to be contained by a capitalist structure that values profits more than human beings. And so I want to include by suggesting that our notions of revolution need to be far more capacious than they have been in the past....We have to be prepared to continually challenge that which we see as normal. Revolution upsets normative processes."
"If we stand up against racism, we want much more than inclusion. Inclusion is not enough. Diversity is not enough. And as a matter of fact, we do not wish to be included in a racist society. If we say no to hetero-patriarchy then we do not want to be assimilated into a misogynist and hetero-patriarchal society. If we so no to poverty, we do not want to be contained by a capitalist structure that values profits more than human beings. And so I want to include by suggesting that our notions of revolution need to be far more capacious than they have been in the past....We have to be prepared to continually challenge that which we see as normal. Revolution upsets normative processes."
Cracking the Codes
"In this story from Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, a film from World Trust, author and educator Joy DeGruy shares how her sister-in-law uses her white privilege to stand up to systemic inequity. Film available here: http://crackingthecodes.org."
"In this story from Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, a film from World Trust, author and educator Joy DeGruy shares how her sister-in-law uses her white privilege to stand up to systemic inequity. Film available here: http://crackingthecodes.org."
5 Tips for Being An Ally
Franchesca Ramsey shares tips for how to be a conscious ally to groups that you are not a member of and links to resources to learn more.
Franchesca Ramsey shares tips for how to be a conscious ally to groups that you are not a member of and links to resources to learn more.
Racial Justice with Killer Mike
Rapper and activist Killer Mike of Run The Jewels stops by The Late Show to talk about racial justice, Bernie Sanders and formal sweats.
Rapper and activist Killer Mike of Run The Jewels stops by The Late Show to talk about racial justice, Bernie Sanders and formal sweats.
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De-Centering Whiteness: Toni Morrison
Interview Excerpt 1: In 1998, Charlie asked Toni Morrison about a question a journalist had once posed to her: "Can you imagine writing a novel not centered around race?" |
De-Centering Whiteness: Toni Morrison
Interview Excerpt 2: In this interview she is asked by PBS's Charlie Rose what it is like for her to encounter racism. Morrison's response is explores the dehumanizing implications for racism within the white community. |
Why “I’m not racist” is only half the story | Robin DiAngelo | Big Think
White guilt is a roadblock to equality, says Robin DiAngelo. It takes race conversations off the table and maintains the status quo. "How do so many of us who are white individually feel so free of racism and yet we live in a society that is so profoundly separate and unequal by race?" asks DiAngelo. Stop feeling bad—that's not productive. Instead, start doing something to dismantle the systemic racism that benefits you at the expense of others.
White guilt is a roadblock to equality, says Robin DiAngelo. It takes race conversations off the table and maintains the status quo. "How do so many of us who are white individually feel so free of racism and yet we live in a society that is so profoundly separate and unequal by race?" asks DiAngelo. Stop feeling bad—that's not productive. Instead, start doing something to dismantle the systemic racism that benefits you at the expense of others.
What is Unconscious Bias
This video explains how unconscious bias functions and its connection to larger systems of oppression, such as racism, sexism, colorism etc.
This video explains how unconscious bias functions and its connection to larger systems of oppression, such as racism, sexism, colorism etc.
Who, Me? Biased?: PBS Learning Media Video Series
What is implicit bias? NYT/POV's Saleem Reshamwala unscrews the lid on the unfair effects of our subconscious.
Disclaimer: This is a useful series; however, in video one explaining bias, the narrator draws a strong distinction between Implicit Bias and Racism as entirely separate concepts. My perspective differs strongly. Racial implicit bias is an outgrowth of racism, a leaf on the tree, rather than a phenomenon adjacent but unconnected to it.
What is implicit bias? NYT/POV's Saleem Reshamwala unscrews the lid on the unfair effects of our subconscious.
Disclaimer: This is a useful series; however, in video one explaining bias, the narrator draws a strong distinction between Implicit Bias and Racism as entirely separate concepts. My perspective differs strongly. Racial implicit bias is an outgrowth of racism, a leaf on the tree, rather than a phenomenon adjacent but unconnected to it.
Race Relations through a Child's Eyes, an updated Doll Experiment, CNN Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper details a study that seeks to gain insight into the way black and white children perceive each other as an update to the 1950s doll experiment.
Anderson Cooper details a study that seeks to gain insight into the way black and white children perceive each other as an update to the 1950s doll experiment.