by Jon Greenberg | Nov 6, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism, Race and Racism
An Everyday Feminism article by Jon Greenberg Growing up and now living in a predominately White city, I’ve known and worked with countless White Americans. I have yet to meet one White American who has given or received “The Talk.” You know, the one that primarily...
by Jon Greenberg | Oct 13, 2016 | BlackLivesMatterInSchools, Civic Engagement, Event, Race and Racism, Race Curriculum Controversy
Very few people in this country today would argue against the methods and gains of the Civil Rights Movement. Yet, polls reveal that Americans — especially White Americans — are as skeptical today about the Black Lives Matter movement as they were about...
by Jon Greenberg | Aug 20, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism, Race and Racism
Nothing upsets White Americans like calling them a “racist.” It can spark outright indignation, extreme defensiveness, a faucet of tears, and a host of emotions that dwell in our primal selves. Why do White Americans fear the word so much? Over the past 15 years of...
by Jon Greenberg | Aug 6, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism
In 2002, a group of high school girls approached their male teacher and argued that his course needed to include a study of gender. After all, it was titled “Citizenship and Social Justice” and included an intensive study of race and racism. Predictably, this White...
by Jon Greenberg | Jul 19, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism
The following article was originally published here by Everyday Feminism. Special thanks to Wes Browning for his input regarding this piece. We cannot make good decisions from a distance,” says Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy and founder of the Equal...