by Jon Greenberg | Nov 24, 2017 | Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement, Featured, Race and Racism, Roads to Racial Justice
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...
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 | 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 | Nov 30, 2015 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism, Featured, Race and Racism, Race Curriculum Controversy
Much has been written about White Privilege–so much that I was hesitant to add yet another article on the topic. But current events made a compelling case to revisit it, which I tried to do through my latest Everyday Feminism article. Take privilege #7: I Have...
by Jon Greenberg | Jul 10, 2015 | Civic Engagement, Featured, Race and Racism, Roads to Racial Justice
When teaching about race and racism, I invite participants to consider the following analogy: Think of racism as a gigantic societal-sized boot. “Which groups do you think are fighting the hardest against this boot of racism?” I ask them....