Posts Tagged ‘implicit bias’

Post racial what?… Codes, language & a new paradigm

Why is it so hard to talk about race and why are these conversations so politically charged? Historical roots notwithstanding, the Shirley Sherrod affair yet again points out that we’re addressing the wrong problem.  President Obama offered that rationale in his now famous Philadelphia speech when...
August 6th, 2010 | Talk About Race | Read More

Notes toward a primer on helpful race talk

Notes toward a primer on helpful race talk
Continuing the dialogue from Mike Barber’s article: Words of advice for White would-be writers on race If last year’s hullaballoos around Eric Holder (“nation of cowards”), Skip Gates, Sonia Sotomayor, the Birther “movement,” Joe Wilson, Van Jones, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh,...
January 7th, 2010 | Talk About Race | Read More

Public Transportation Pt. 2

Public Transportation Pt. 2
Continuation of Part 1 … Hours before Alan would nearly run over that student running across the street, before the slam of breaks, before Liam would topple over, much before the bus would reach equilibrium and return to a balance again, Alan sat at breakfast and ate a bowl of cereal.  Then...
December 17th, 2009 | Creative Writing, Culture | Read More

Understanding the unconscious side of racism

Understanding the unconscious side of racism
The New York Times reported on December 1 that even educated blacks may suffer racial discrimination in the job market.  Although the article focuses on the job market, it just as easily could have been about the credit market, the housing market or any of the various other markets and institutions...
December 2nd, 2009 | Employment, Racial Equity | Read More

Prisoners should have right to vote

Prisoners should have right to vote
Andrew Grant-Thomas, deputy director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and
 Ethnicity at The Ohio State University talks about crime and the disproportionate number of Blacks and Latinos in prison due to the allocation of resources; he also talks about prisoners having the right to vote...
September 2nd, 2009 | Talk About Race | Read More

Colorblind?

Colorblind?
Ben entered quiet and reserved in his usual manner, with a giant smile on his face, twirling his keys around his index finger. I knew he had some fantastic story to tell, and most likely it was from his day at work (he works with children at a childcare facility in downtown Columbus). So, I put down...
August 31st, 2009 | Talk About Race | Read More