by Jon Greenberg | Jul 21, 2018 | Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement, Featured, Race and Racism, White Privilege
If you grew up on a steady diet of network television and check-out-stand magazines, it’s probably no surprise to you that advertising has been damn sexist – full of objectified and disempowered women. It’s one thing to be semi-conscious to conscious of this sexism,...
by Jon Greenberg | Dec 23, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism, Race and Racism, Roads to Racial Justice
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...
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 | Apr 13, 2015 | Civic Engagement, Race and Racism
Walter Scott. Meagan Hockaday. Eric Harris. Hillary Clinton’s announcement has taken over my newsfeed for the moment, but we must also keep our focus on Walter Scott, Meagan Hockaday, and Eric Harris—all three Black Americans recently killed by police. NO MORE! ...