Ruth C. White, PhDHow To Be An Ally When You Don’t Know Where To StartI recently recorded a passionate YouTube video with this title, and decided to turn it into a blogpost. It is my basic 4-point plan for…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Ruth C. White, PhDThoughts on fixing racism in AmericaDespite my inherent optimism, I believe there is no ‘fixing’ racism in America when fear defines so much of the relationship between black…May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Ruth C. White, PhDBuying Admission.Commentary on the latest college admission scandal from the perspective of a college professor, mom of a college athlete and a black woman.Apr 2, 20191Apr 2, 20191
Ruth C. White, PhDLEARN FROM STARBUCKS: How corporations should respond to charges of racismIt’s not the first time that Starbucks has been embroiled in controversy with regard to race. Almost 3 years ago, ex-CEO Howard Schultz…Apr 18, 2018Apr 18, 2018
Ruth C. White, PhDRepealing the Second Amendment: A Proposal for the 28th Amendment (Amendment XXVIII)Five years ago, on February 1, 2013, I wrote a post on my old Provoking Policy blog (which this blog replaces) about a 28th Amendment…Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018
Ruth C. White, PhDThe Challenge of Traveling GreenI grew up in a family that goes places. My Jamaican parents met and married in London and raised my younger sister and I in Britain…Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
Ruth C. White, PhDThe Good Tourist: 6 best practices for visiting the worldAs travel gets cheaper and more of us wander about the planet, we can sometimes be unwanted because of the negative social, cultural…Sep 30, 2017Sep 30, 2017
Ruth C. White, PhDWhat the Wealthy Have to Offer to the Study of PovertyPoverty is not ‘created’ by the poor. And though the poor shall be with us always as the Bible says somewhere within its covers, the degree…Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017
Ruth C. White, PhDGood intentions, exploitation and studying ‘the poor’I am an academic and thus I am required to do research and to write. As someone who studied sociology, social welfare, public health…Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017
Ruth C. White, PhDFree Speech, Safe Spaces and Academic FreedomFall is here and students are back in the classroom and free speech is back on the agenda.Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017