“The analysis that yesterday’s wins were just wins for the democratic party (dp) are lazy at best (really no analysis at all). We can go deeper. What’s real is a whole bunch of regular people created informed people’s platforms and demands for transformative public policy, and real people ran, and people power won seats (some […]
Category Archives: Decolonizing
A Note to White Women about White Supremacy
People often ask, what can I do? Layla Saad has written this letter to spiritual white women. But it’s relevant to anyone who genuinely wants to be an ally and stand in solidarity. I think it’s worth a read if you are white, male, or wealthy. I’ve pulled out some snippets… “Saying ‘yes’ to doing this […]
Looking to Expand Your Network to Not Be So White?
“Because my network is diverse, white people often reach out to me asking me to connect them with people of color, because they want to diversify their organization, program, event, etc. While I am heartened by their desire for inclusivity, I hope to communicate that if they truly are sincere and want more than a […]
White Folks – Learn to Talk about Race
Jordan Edwards did everything that dominant culture tells us is good and right. He was smart, popular,and athletic. The party got rowdy, so he left. He used sound judgement. He was still murdered by the state. No black body is safe. White Supremacy does not allow any black/ brown body to be safe. Ever. – […]
Fund Grassroots Organizations Lead by People of Color
“We need to shift funding decisions from which orgs write the best proposal and have the best “capacity” and start considering factors such as do at least half their board members and the majority of their senior staff come from the communities they’re serving.” Important article about Funders’ Role in Protecting Marginalized Communities During the […]
White Supremacy is a Racial Hierarchy
Quotes from Desiree Adaway: “White supremacy refers to a racial hierarchy in which whiteness sits at the very tippy top. This country was founded and built upon this system—legally, culturally, economically, and politically—of white male upper class supremacy. We want to believe that it only reflects extreme images of terrorist organizations like KKK members […]
Segregated Schools and Inequality in Funding Is Destroying Us
From The Conversation I’m Tired of Not Having by 2016 National Teacher of the Year Finalist “As a nation, we’re nibbling around the edges with accountability measures and other reforms, but we’re ignoring the immutable core issue: much of white and wealthy America is perfectly happy with segregated schools and inequity in funding. We have […]