White Americans Are Still Confused About Racism – Here’s “The Talk” We Need To Have
Growing up and now living in the predominately white city of Seattle, 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 Black American families have to...
11-Step Guide to Understanding Race, Racism, and White Privilege
In the wake of terrorism against Black Americans in Charleston, beyond outraged and fed up, I compiled a list of race-related resources for fellow White Americans, who too often have the privilege to remain ignorant of the realities and toll of racism. This Curriculum...
One Powerful Way to Institutionalize Racial Justice in Our Schools
The following content is based on an Everyday Feminism article and will be the focus of a coming workshop on MLK Day. For workshop details, click here or scroll to the end of the article. This post is part of the Roads to Racial Justice series. I’m very White, which...
Comprehensive List of Resources for Resisting Trump
The following is based on an excerpt from my Everyday Feminism article, 7 Undeniable Reasons Why Claiming You’re ‘Not Political’ Makes No Sense, and is part of the series Roads to Racial Justice. While the introduction was written prior to inauguration, the list is...
Here’s Your Proof That White Americans Don’t Face Systemic 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...
How To Support Black Lives Matter In Our Schools – Now Is The Time To Act
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...
How White Americans’ Hatred of Racism Can Actually Support and Protect 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...
The Case for Gender Studies
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...
Why Homelessness Is One of the Most Urgent Issues of Our Time
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...Disclaimer:
This website is named after the high school course, Citizenship and Social Justice, that Seattle Public Schools unsuccessfully tried to extinguish stemming from the complaints of one white family opposed to study of race and racism.
However, the website is NOT connected to this course nor intended for student use.
Dedicated to social justice and civic engagement, it is the personal website of educator and writer Jon Greenberg.
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