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 | Feb 16, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism, Race and Racism, Race Curriculum Controversy
I was quite certain I had enough ammunition to justify firing back at a weapon increasingly used to shut down social justice teaching – particularly anti-racist teaching. The weapon? Accusations that discussing race and racism is “divisive.” While waiting for my...
by Jon Greenberg | Jan 14, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Event, Race and Racism, Race Curriculum Controversy
For those in the Seattle area, please join us for this important panel prior to the 34th Annual MLK Day Rally and March: The Need For Increased Social Justice Teaching — And The Obstacles Such Education Faces Social justice education, such as ethnic studies courses,...