Category: Race- conciousness

James Baldwin on “America’s ‘race problem'”

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Today is the birthday of writer, activist and artist, James Baldwin.  Today, I salute his courageous questioning of the social construct of race, the distance between race and human identity.  Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the words and witness of Mr. James Baldwin.  

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A 3- Minute Lesson on Race

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You’ve got time for this class and it is brought to you by Jenée Desmond Harris.  It is a lesson that must be learned and that bears repeating.  Harris starts from the beginning of race and no, she does not begin in the book of Genesis.  Lie #1 struck down.  Race is not that old. […]

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Project Implicit

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Founded in 1998, Project Implicit seeks to aid us in uncovering and understanding our unconscious biases.  The group has created several tests that include race, weight, disability and religion.  Their goal is “educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a virtual laboratory for collecting data on the Internet.” While the test is not […]

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