racism

a weird but not unusual thing or how do you respond to a masked stranger

Dear friends — A weird but not unusual thing happened to me a couple weeks ago. I was in San Antonio strolling along the famous river walk. I’d just gotten past the crowded touristy section with all the restaurants and margarita stands and into a more peaceful, spacious area. Ducks floated calmly. Birds chirped. Occasional …

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White Christianity’s Alliance with Racism Is Due for a Soul-reckoning

I’ve spent years puzzling out how white American Christianity soured, and long before President Donald Trump came on the scene. Christianity’s blend of God, guns, racial bias and aversion of the “other” is stunning — whether that be directed against Blacks, immigrants or the LGBTQ community. Not all Christians? Certainly, but plenty of white Christian …

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Privilege

In the morning, I wake to the sounds of a curdling scream. I wake with an intake of breath that I can’t release until I know where I am. Inside, I start the usual mantra, Please, please don’t let this be mom’s house. I’m awake. I’m at home with my husband. This isn’t my childhood. …

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Covid-19’s Virus of Xenophobia: Holocaust Survivor Trudie Strobel Reminds Us of Its Cost

As I write this Sunday afternoon in April of 2020, the Corona virus continues to threaten global citizens without discrimination, killing the wealthy, the poor, the famous and the unknown. Despite the universal danger, a resurgence of nationalism has made some populations far more vulnerable to the deadly virus. Fernand de Varennes, the UN Special …

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How to Survive the Coronavirus if You are Asian American

When they call COVID-19 “The Chinese Virus,” don’t argue with them. Don’t bring up the history of anti-Asian violence in America. Don’t mention Vincent Chin and the American auto industry. Don’t mention the assaults and murders of South Asians immediately after 9-11. Don’t mention the Chinese Massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles and the 1885 …

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Where Are the Black Men in Primetime Television?

We are proud to publish Hollywood Lens Z, a series of student essays written in partial fulfillment of Dr. Kathleen Tarr’s first-year course taught in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University, “That’s Entertainment! The Rhetoric of Hollywood’s Inequities.” PERVASIVE STEREOTYPES OF BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA If you were to ask me, a …

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Romance Interlaces Racism: an Early California Love Story

Urban Latin dance in University Park, contemporary dance travels to Long Beach and Pasadena, early California romance and racism in San Gabriel, Michoachan dance in Bell Gardens, a festival preview in San Pedro, and more SoCal dance this week. 5.  Flamenco and food Now past the quarter century mark, this venue continues to offer Spanish food …

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