Reclaiming Power and Place
The final report of the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada.
PRIORITIES
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White people are still raised to be racially illiterate (Robin DiAngelo)
If we don’t recognize the system, our inaction will uphold it. The question is not whether I have been shaped by and participate in the forces of racism, it’s how I’ve been shaped by them.
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JPIC Lenten Journey: Racism – Question, listen, act
Welcome to the third full week of Lent on our JPIC Lenten Journey. Today we share the materials for reflection on “Racism: Question, Listen, Act.” While racism was not a “named” theme from the Society of the Sacred Heart’s International JPIC meeting in November 2018 in the Philippines, the reality of racism around the world is…
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What Is The Psychological Impact Of Racism?
Little research has been done on the psychological effects of racism, but data reveals that African-Americans experience PTSD at a prevalence rate of 9.1% versus 6.8% in non-Hispanic Whites. What is the link between racism and PTSD?
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The myth of race, debunked in 3 minutes
You may know exactly what race you are, but how would you prove it if somebody disagreed with you? Jenée Desmond Harris explains.
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Understanding My Privilege | Sue Borrego
University Chancellor, Susan E. Borrego, reflects on her life as an emancipated minor and dissects the emotionally charged conversation surrounding race relations in the United States. This raconteur uses her powerful first-person account of “White Privilege” and “Black Lives Matter” to underscore the responsibility each one of us has to bring about change.
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Race: Race and Racist Institutions
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Eduardo Mendieta (Penn State University) asks “What are the consequences of race thinking and the institutional and legal forms of segregation if race is not real? Why do we categorize race as a real thing based on visual perception and how is such a category anti-democratic?”
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February is Black History Month
It is the month that Canada and the United States celebrate the strides and achievement black people have accomplished over the centuries and how they have shaped American, Canadian and European History. The Stuart Center will be featuring links to stories highlighting the culture and narratives of black people in the United States and Canada,…
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
As we honor and remember the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, let us live the message of the prophet Micah, “To Act Justly. To Love Tenderly. To Walk Humbly” Let us create a world where justice rings, integrity invites, the “beloved community” abounds and forgiveness nourishes right action.
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Deborah Menkart, Executive Director, Teaching for Change
Our annual writing course for D.C. area K-12 teachers has found a wonderful home at the Stuart Center. The setting offers a peaceful retreat in the midst of the city, the staff is incredibly helpful and responsive, and the rates are reasonable. We highly recommend the Conference Center at the Stuart Center for meetings, workshops,…
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The future of race in America: Michelle Alexander at TEDxColumbus
TED Talk from Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow.
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The Enduring Myth of Black Criminality (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Ta-Nehisi Coates explores how mass incarceration has affected African American families. “There’s a long history in this country of dealing with problems in the African American community through the criminal justice system,” he says in this animated interview. “The enduring view of African Americans in this country is as a race of people who are…
