Archive for August 2021
Combating Racism – Take A Stand
Darnella Frazier, the 18-year-old teen whose video of Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck contributed to Chauvin’s conviction, taught us all an important lesson: it isn’t enough to be an innocent bystander. We are witnessing a spike in acts of disrespect, harassment and hate violence in this country. As citizens, we need to take…
Read MoreCombating Racism – Teaching American History
Last week I wrote about Critical Race Theory (CRT)—what it is, how it developed, the current debate about CRT, and the way teachers are being caught in the middle of a culture war. Following the killing of George Floyd last year, schools across the country have worked to address systemic racism and the systemic barriers…
Read MoreCombating Racism – Critical Race Theory
Image by Katty Huertas for The Washington Post Newspapers, news shows, and the internet have been inundated with comments about critical race theory (CRT for short) in recent months. Detractors have claimed that the academic movement is “planting hatred of America in the minds of the next generation” and that it teaches children “to be…
Read MoreCombating Racism – In Sports
With the 2021 Olympic Games wrapping up today, I’ve watched more sports in the last two weeks than I have in the last two years. I revel at the mastery, courage, stamina, dedication, and determination of these international athletes, rooting primarily for the Americans. For decades, Black parents have told their children that in order…
Read MoreCombating Racism – Combating Homelessness
On June 29th the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the eviction moratorium could be extended only to July 31st to give the Treasury Department and the states time to disburse cash to landlords to cover back rent owed by tenants during the pandemic. The Court ruled that future extension of the moratorium would…
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