“That Conversation about Race” category archive
A Supreme Realization 0
At The Seattle Times, Luis Carrasco considers the current who-shot-john about who President Biden will nominate to the Supreme Court. In response, Carrasco takes a deep and thoughtful look at how America, to use his terms, “default(s) to white” in our concept of what constitutes normal.
Here’s one little story about how this manifested itself in his own life; methinks the entire piece is worth the few minutes it will take you to read it.
He was Afro-Latino, and I was a fool.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Crocodile’s can have tears.
A Question of Identity Politics 4
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kevin McDermott has a wonder:
What do you suppose is the difference here? . . .
Follow the link for his answer.
Why Is the Elephant Afraid of the Maus? 0
At Boston.com. Northeastern professor Hillary Chute tries to answer that question. A nugget:
“I was surprised because it’s so ridiculous and the reasons given were so specious,” she says, “but in some ways I wasn’t surprised, because ‘Maus’ has always been a lightning rod.
(snip)
“So I can see why that would be an argument that is terrifying to people who want to deny that history happened, the way it happened, and so, in some ways I wasn’t surprised,” she says.
“Laboratories of Autocracy” 0
Sam talks with David Pepper about how Republicans craft their skills to gut out the vote.
Decoding De (Color) Code 0
Gordon Weil translates.
Plus Ca Change 0
At The Roanoke Times, Jeff E. Shapiro argues that, in Virginia, it’s 1885 all over again.
The Politics of Moral (Pseudo) Panics 0
Thom wonders, “Who are they going after next?”
Ipso Facto 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini comments on a law progresssing through the Arizona legislature to ban teaching critical race theory in schools, where it is not taught. A snippet:
Affirmation 0
At AL.com, Roy L. Johnson affirms the action.
More than once during my career I heard some form of this: “You’re really here because you’re Black.”
More than once did I respond: “And you’re really here because you’re white, so guess we’re even.”
Follow the link for the rest.
Those Who Ignore History . . . . 0
At AL.com, Auburn professor Elena Aydarova, descendant of emigrants from soviet Russia, writes of the hazards of pretending that what happened didn’t happen. Here’s bit of her article (emphasis added); follow the link for the rest.
My family bears the memory of what happens when states weaponize such types of teachings. My great grandfather was executed in the Soviet purges of the 1930s – a time when anyone who disagreed with the state dictums paid the ultimate price. Among those who lost their lives were teachers, educators, academics, and researchers. My family rarely discussed his story, but I learned one important lesson to share with the world – when governments decide to ban academic theories and concepts because they are deemed as “divisive” and “dangerous,” they undermine democracy and pave the way for authoritarianism.
