Racism
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Racism
Writer James Baldwin on hate as a defense mechanism: "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain."
Roller skating is Black History. It’s important to recognize the huge impact that the Black community has made on roller skating, and how skating very well may not be what it is today without the impact of Black culture. In honor of Black History Month, we want to shout out @blackdiasporaderby and our league members skating with them! We currently have 3 skaters part of BD: Oreo Slamher, Buttercup, and Filmore Pain. They are fundraising for their World Cup travel fund, so please help support if you can. Head to their page and click the link in their bio! . . . #blackhistorymonth #rollerskating #rollerderby
instagram.comPoverty isn’t simply the condition of not having enough money. It’s the condition of not having enough choice and being taken advantage of because of that.
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
Reflect for a moment: Is there someone in your bloodline whose relationship to race affected your life? Perhaps a keeper of the family history? Or someone who hated another race without apology? Or maybe there was a racial secret that was kept that everyone knew about but couldn’t talk about. Maybe someone in your life left a mark on your heart and
... See moreRuth King • Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out
The Gullah Geechee worked in tandem and in mutual aid. The owners who had had them chained and stacked left them on the island on their own. Owners distanced themselves from the evidence of the fetid hold, the salt-soaked death on their skin, satisfied with the proceeds of their labor: indigo, rice, cotton. This absenteeism was common on the Sea Is
... See moreImani Perry • South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
This is the true nature of awareness. When investigating our habits of mind, it can be helpful to open our awareness to include all that is in the mirror, without fixation or preferences.
Ruth King • Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out
