7. Many companies have recruiting channels that are predominantly white. Work with your HR department to recruit Americans who are descendants of enslaved Africans. Recruiting from HBCUs is a good start. Work to put descendants of enslaved Africans already hired under supportive managers. #7 of the 75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice …
white people. do something (#6)
“If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” -- Lilla Watson, Australian Indigenous writer and activist Bronx Academy of Letters Community Poem #6. Work on ensuring that black educators are hired …
Join me and Martha in Conversation Tonight at Princeton Public Library (virtually)
This is going to be fun and interesting. Family secrets will be revealed!!! If you already signed up for this, there was a glitch, and you will need register again here. See you there! The Princeton native authors talk about Martha McPhee's new book, “An Elegant Woman,” which is drawn from family history. "An …
white people. do something. (#5)
Gordon Parks (1912-2006). Untitled. Harlem, NY. 1963 via The National Arts Club 5. If you or a friend or family member is an educator, watch or share this video of Neil deGrasse Tyson speaking about his experience as a black student telling people he wanted to be a scientist and astrophysicist. Tyson’s experience reminds me of …
white people. do something. a letter from a leader.
June 1, 2020 Today, I write to you as a Black man and as President of Emerson College. There is no other way to write to you, given recent events. I didn’t sleep Friday night. Instead, I spent the night, like a moth drawn to a flame, looking again and again at …
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4. If you or a friend is an educator, buy said friend books that feature POC as protagonists and heroes, no matter the racial make-up of the class. A few good lists are here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. And/or purchase educational toys that feature POC, such as finger puppets, Black History Flashcards, etc for their classroom. Use these items …
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Ok, Karen, Sharon, Becky, Jenny, let's get on the phone. 3. More and more stories of black folks encountering racism are being documented and shared through social media — whether it’s at a hotel, with the police, in a coffee shop, at a school, etc. When you see such a post, call the organization, company, …
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2. Google whether your city or town currently employs evidence-based police de-escalation trainings. The racial make-up of your town doesn’t matter — This needs to be standard everywhere. Write to your city or town government representative and police chief and advocate for it. Multiply your voice by soliciting others to advocate as well, writing on …
white people. do something. (1)
I came across this article (posted below) on twitter yesterday and I am committing to doing all 75 of these suggestions. I will keep you posted on my progress and urge any and all of you to commit along with me. I quote Martin Luther King all the time-- “It may well be that we …
Silver Linings (69) The Music of Time
At a pre-covid dinner party, I made one of my usual off-hand provocative remarks a propos of I can't remember what. I said: "Well, of course, time doesn't really exist." This elicited skepticism and doubt and I launched into my usual minimally-informed blather about Einstein and Entropy. But I think in this very strange …