Coronavirus fears show how ‘model minority’ Asian Americans become the ‘yellow peril’
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna1151671
Mindy Fullilove on 400 Years of Inequality and the People’s Platform for Equity
Can You Dismantle White Supremacy With Words? – The New York Times
In “Stamped,” Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds team up to help teenagers understand — and combat — racism.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/books/review/stamped-ibraham-x-kendi-jason-reynolds.html
What Does a Reformed Racist Look Like? – The Atlantic – The Atlantic
In a short documentary, a former KKK leader reconnects with the African American woman who helped raise him.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/video/index/516663/what-does-a-reformed-racist-look-like/
Photographing New Orleans’ Endangered Black Bars – CityLab
Photographer L. Kasimu Harris has been documenting the closures of African-American-owned bars in New Orleans. He fears that black culture is being erased along with them.
— Read on www.citylab.com/equity/2020/03/endangered-black-bar-spaces-new-orleans/607444/
A Shot Before Last Call: Capturing New Orleans’s Vanishing Black Bars – The New York Times
Two years ago, a photographer began documenting the remaining black-owned bars and lounges on a storied stretch of St. Bernard Avenue. Inside these spaces, tradition is paramount.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/new-orleans-black-bars-second-lines.html
The case for transferring federal lands back to Native Americans | TheHill
Surely Indian tribes can do as well or better than federal agencies at determining what is best for Native American cultural assets.
— Read on thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/486177-the-case-for-transferring-federal-lands-back-to-native-americans
The Roots of Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Resistance in the US | Literary Hub
“No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA!” has been a popular protest chant since the New York real-estate mogul and former reality TV star became the 45th president
— Read on lithub.com/the-roots-of-anti-racist-anti-fascist-resistance-in-the-us/
When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind? | Council on Contemporary Families
When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind? | Council on Contemporary Families
— Read on contemporaryfamilies.org/when-helicopters-go-to-school/
America’s wholesome square dancing tradition is a tool of white supremacy — Quartz
Henry Ford believed that a square dancing renaissance would counteract what he saw as the unwholesome influence of jazz on America.
— Read on qz.com/1153516/americas-wholesome-square-dancing-tradition-is-a-tool-of-white-supremacy/amp/