by courageousadmin | Feb 19, 2018 | Race
By Carvell Wallace—Feb. 12, 2018 The Grand Lake Theater — the kind of old-time movie house with cavernous ceilings and ornate crown moldings — is one place I take my kids to remind us that we belong to Oakland, Calif. Whenever there is a film or community event that...
by courageousadmin | Sep 20, 2017 | Race
By Laurie Calvert—August 24, 2017 I was a racist teacher and I didn’t recognize it. At the time that I taught, I would have argued that I was the opposite. I was a progressive, a Democrat. I campaigned in my progressive town in Western North Carolina for the first...
by courageousadmin | Sep 20, 2017 | Race
By Veronica Lopez In case you didn’t know, Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing. The month long celebration of Hispanic culture runs until October 15. One of the many topics of discussion you are sure to hear about this month is racism, both towards and...
by courageousadmin | Sep 20, 2017 | Race
By David Hawkins and Tara Nicola—August 16, 2017 The population of students entering higher education is more diverse than at any point in our nation’s history, with continued, significant growth ahead. According to data from the Western Interstate Commission on...
by courageousadmin | Sep 20, 2017 | Race
By Bronwyn Carlson—May 25, 2017 As a lecturer in Indigenous studies I reminded my classes about the significance of this week. “Sorry Day” on 26 May is a day to remember those whose lives are forever affected by the government’s policies and practices of forcibly...
by courageousadmin | Aug 29, 2017 | Race
By Blair Foster and Michèle Stephenson—July 1, 2015 Why do so many white people find it extremely uncomfortable to talk about race? Setting out to make the next installment of our Op-Doc video series about race in America, we hoped to address that question. Because we...
