Moving forward on race – by understanding our own prismPosted in Articles, Media Archive, Teaching Resources, United States on 2013-07-28 03:38Z by Steven |
Moving forward on race – by understanding our own prism
Embrace Diverse Schools: Beyond celebrating: Debunking myth-perceptions to build strong diverse schools and communities
Welcome to Eileen Kugler’s Blog
2013-07-26
“I don’t get it. Why do we need to be talking about race?” a commenter wrote on a LinkedIn group on diversity and inclusion. In her high school, “everyone got along great and we actually looked down on those who were prejudiced against one race over another.” So she can’t figure what the big issue is right now.
Her authentic comment is just the reason we need to keep discussing – and dealing with race. We each see issues through our own personal prism. That prism is formed by our life’s experiences that include our race, ethnicity, and religion, but also factors such as our family structure and where we grew up, right down to the neighborhood we called home.
President Obama did a courageous job of helping white people to understand what it feels like to be a Black man in this country, even as we are making strides every day…
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