Posts Tagged ‘Racial Equity’

Interracial marriage in 2042

Interracial marriage in 2042
By Lowell Howard In 2042 there will no longer be a white majority in the United States, leaving in the past our country’s historical identity as a heavily white protestant nation.  In 2008, the racial barrier of the White House was shattered by Barack Obama. That landmark election demonstrated an...
May 25th, 2010 | Visions 2042 | Read More

What race will look like in the US in 2042 if we are successful…

What race will look like in the US in 2042 if we are successful…
By Tiffany Manuel, Frameworks Institute In 1994, Harvard psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein and American Enterprise Institute political scientist Charles Murray published the best-selling and now infamous book, The Bell Curve.  Among other things, the book sought to establish the notion that America’s...
May 25th, 2010 | Visions 2042 | Read More

Obama, racial and political complexity, and hope for a transformed racial order

Obama, racial and political complexity, and hope for a transformed racial order
By Craig Livermore, Executive Director of New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project Beyond Dichotomy A year and a half into the presidential term of Barack Obama, the hope that his election engendered has begun to face substantial obstacles.  The hope of the Obama candidacy has run head on...
May 25th, 2010 | Visions 2042 | Read More

Introduction to Visions 2042: Notes toward a Racial Order Transformed

Introduction to Visions 2042: Notes toward a Racial Order Transformed
Formally and informally, in ways big and small, in their professional lives, their personal lives, or both, a great many people are working to advance the cause of racial equity and social justice in the United States and around the world. What would the United States look like in a generation or two...
May 24th, 2010 | Featured, Visions 2042 | Read More

Holding the feet of the thieves to the fire

Holding the feet of the thieves to the fire
An editorial by Indianz.com on Indianz.com asks, “What happens if Congress doesn’t approve the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit? It answers its own question with, “Nothing. No one gets any money. Litigation will continue at the expense of the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget...
May 24th, 2010 | US | Read More

Transforming our America: A path towards racial equity and justice

Transforming our America: A path towards racial equity and justice
By Shakira Abdul-Ali and Lisa Santer “And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to bloom.” - Anais Nin In 2010, race implied differences on which dehumanizing brutality had been based for generations. Thinking about race raised so much...
May 24th, 2010 | Visions 2042 | Read More

What will race look like in 2042?

What will race look like in 2042?
By Yayoi Lena Winfrey Soon after my Astrologers group meeting last Saturday morning, I stopped by a local market in the mood for breakfast. At the trendy and overpriced store, I grabbed a box of cereal that, among its competitors, listed the healthiest ingredients. When I flipped the box around to its...
May 24th, 2010 | Visions 2042 | Read More

2042, imagine

2042, imagine
By Jamie Branam Kridler The year 2042 certainly seems a Mecca for equality and justice compared to the days of slavery and even when compared to the eras of the civil rights movement.  The courageous women and men of dangerous and critical times in the nation’s history are now actually the focus in...
May 24th, 2010 | Visions 2042 | Read More

For Obama, touring MLK Street would be “the right thing to do”

For Obama, touring MLK Street would be “the right thing to do”
Drive through the heart of any African American community and you will find a street, avenue, or boulevard named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Very often, these thoroughfares were once thriving and vibrant corridors of black culture and commerce. Today, typically, they are filled with shuttered...
May 19th, 2010 | Featured, Racial Equity | Read More

An introduction to Mississippi Chicken and the immigration issues it portrays

An introduction to Mississippi Chicken and the immigration issues it portrays
This essay first appeared in the Mississippi Chicken DVD insert.  Reprinted with permission of the author and filmmaker. By Steve Striffler, Professor of Anthropology and Geography, University of New Orleans Mississippi Chicken is a true gem.  By letting us into the lives of immigrant poultry workers...
May 12th, 2010 | Organizing Latino Immigrants for Social Justice | Read More

Organizing Latino Immigrants for Social Justice

Organizing Latino Immigrants for Social Justice
From Special Guest Race-Talk Editor, Angela Stuesse This week the film Mississippi Chicken makes its Ohio premier: Questions of race, workers’ rights and exploitation form the crux of this intriguing documentary about Latin American immigrants living in rural Mississippi, where poultry plants promise...
May 8th, 2010 | Organizing Latino Immigrants for Social Justice | Read More

Randy Credico vs Chuck Schumer and the Drug Laws (Part 2)

Randy Credico is a former comedian turned political activist/drug law reformer who has worked as Director for the William Moses Knustler Fund for Racial Justice the past 12 years. Now, he’d like to take on and challenge Senator Chuck Schumer for his seat in the Senate. Part 1 of my interview with...
May 6th, 2010 | Politics, US | Read More

Randy Credico vs Chuck Schumer and the Drug Laws (Part 1)

Randy Credico vs Chuck Schumer and the Drug Laws (Part 1)
Randy Credico is a former comedian turned political activist/drug law reformer who has worked as Director for the William Moses Knustler Fund for Racial Justice the past 12 years. Now, he’d like to take on and challenge Senator Chuck Schumer for his seat in the Senate. Kathleen Wells: Randy,...
May 5th, 2010 | Featured, Politics, US | Read More

Bud Selig: The choice is yours

Bud Selig: The choice is yours
In the wake of the passage of Arizona’s anti-immigrant Senate Bill 1070, Major League Baseball has been under an increasingly hot spotlight. Boycotts and protests have been called against MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...
May 4th, 2010 | Featured, Immigration, Sports | Read More