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February 10th, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in Feature Stories, Latest News with 1 Comment
"I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group," revealed Peggy McIntosh in her groundbreaking work Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (1990). Being dominant and being victimized seem to be polar opposites, so how can white privilege victimize white people?Have you ever thought you were in charge when in reality you were...
February 9th, 2012
Written by Alonzo Weston in Latest News, "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,Why do politicians, particularly Republicans, continue to overtly, or covertly perpetuate the impression that more blacks are on welfare and receive food stamps than whites?~Irate In Sonoma.Dear Irate, Racial stereotyping has replaced kissing babies in some Republican campaigns. Politicians like former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former Speaker of the House Newt...
February 7th, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in Cover Stories, Latest News with 2 Comments
The worst type of discrimination is always the kind that is being directed at you. Trying to answer the question as to which minority group suffers most from discrimination is like trying to decide whether childbirth or passing a kidney stone is the most painful. The answer depends whether you are in labor or in the throes of passing a stone. That is why it is difficult to determine which racial...
February 6th, 2012
Written by Aaron Castelan Cargile in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 30 Comments
Consider the poem, Habit, By Jane Hirshfield, Posted March 15, 2000www.slate.com/articles/arts/poem/2000/03/habit.html HabitThe shoes put on each timeleft first, then right.The morning potion's teaspoonof sweetness stirred alwaysfor seven circling — no fewer, no more — into the cracked blue cup.Touching the pocket for wallet, for keys,before closing the door.How did we cometo believe these...
February 6th, 2012
Written by Douglas Parker Professor of Sociology in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 3 Comments
Abstract. This paper discusses the US history of discrimination against blacks, which should be understood by students and others who are concerned with human rights and who want to participate in some form of civic engagement for the realization of these rights. The first part of this paper examines slavery, an extreme form of racial discrimination, and its repetition as involuntary servitude in...
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