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Items tagged racism

• Learning to live on both sides of the river

  In The Other Side of the River, Alex Kotlowitz recounts a story that displays the complexities of racial segregation in America today.

• Confessions of a racist?

  A look around at *cino's members and friends yields more questions than answers about ethnic diversity.

• At the Lord's table

  Two interviews on the topic of race relations in the Church reveal mixed feelings about both the present situation and future prospects.

• At the Lord's table

  Two interviews on the topic of race relations in the Church reveal mixed feelings about both the present situation and future prospects.

• At the Lord's table

  Two interviews on the topic of race relations in the Church reveal mixed feelings about both the present situation and future prospects.

• Adorned with stories

  How our stories of identity can be woven into the fabric that adorns our bodies.

• Haunted by hope

  A reflection on expectations at the initiation of another Advent.

• The color of cuisine

  A reflection on the way oppression has shaped U.S. diets.

• Kirstin’s recommendations 2.22.08

  Collage in the music of Liz Janes, the dissolution of racial prejudice in Monster’s Ball and cultural awareness in The Story of the Weeping Camel.

• Grant’s recommendations 6.13.08

  Two documentaries, one about soldiers returning from Iraq and one about the history of jazz.

• Somebody’s lost his wig

  Looking at where the U.S. has been can help guide where the country is going.

• Kirstin’s recommendations 7.11.08

  Young adult fiction about race and the abuse of power and classic music from Louis Jordan and Patsy Cline, two of the most influential U.S. artists in the 20th century.

• Eyes to see

  Reflections on the inadequacy of colorblindness from an anti-racism community organizer.

• No stopping or standing

  Electing a leader of color is a signpost on a journey, not a destination.

• What I’ve learned from planning UnLearn Week

  The principles behind and origins of one institution's efforts to dismantle racism.

• Conversation: “Color Positive”

  Your opportunity to be a part of the conversation about race and racism.

• No un-growth

  On the power of formative experience to set growth in motion.

• White manhood and the new glass ceiling?

  A reflection on the shifting nature of marginalization.

• Popularity contest

  Examining the notion of popular culture in a segregated society.

• The lie of keeping it real

  A review of the book Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture by Thomas Chatterton Williams.

• Screening desires

  A reflection on the ways in which film can shape who we are and who we wish to become.

• Staying power

  A timely review of Marvin Gaye’s 1971 album What’s Going On.

• Suspicious skin

  First hand experience with Alabama’s new immigration law.