Top stories published by On Race — isms in 2017

“dating white men was tiring. I had to constantly be on guard, preparing myself for their racist comments. And I knew they were coming. I knew there would be a point where I’d have to talk about why I could say n*****…

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Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

May 1, 2017

“We Need A Decolonized, Not A “Diverse”, Education”

“In his book Education, Power, and Personal Biography, Argentinian sociologist and educator Carlos Alberto Torres challenged mythologies of liberal education and its “notion that education is a neutral activity, and that education is an…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Dec 19, 2017

“maybe white pushback against the African American History Museum is about something more”

“I haven’t been to the museum yet, but I expect there are exhibits on slavery. My ancestors include white slave-owners in the South. That’s my history too.

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 24, 2017

“Can Racism Cause PTSD? Implications for DSM-5”

“One major factor in understanding PTSD in ethnoracial minorities is the impact of racism on emotional and psychological well-being. Racism continues to be a daily part of American culture, and racial barriers have an overwhelming impact on the…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Feb 24, 2017

“No, Native Americans aren’t genetically more susceptible to alcoholism”

“The “firewater” fairytale that Elm came to know all too well goes like this: Europeans introduced Native Americans to alcohol, which they were genetically unprepared to handle. That happenstance led to…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 23, 2017

“DR. UMAR JOHNSON AND THE HOTEP CIVIL WAR, EXPLAINED”

“In this context, Hotep refers to Pan-African extremists who often infuse their Pan-Africanism with misogyny, a Trumpian relationship with facts and understanding of context, and a steadfast belief in bizarre and ridiculous conspiracy…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Nov 17, 2017

“If Philosophy Won’t Diversify, Let’s Call It What It Really Is”

“Most philosophy departments also offer no courses on Africana, Indian, Islamic, Jewish, Latin American, Native American or other non-European traditions. Indeed, of the top 50 philosophy doctoral programs in the…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Dec 22, 2017

“A Wisconsin Republican Looks Back With Regret at Voter ID and Redistricting Fights”

“You need to understand, I come from the old school of the “Institution of the Senate.” When I was coming up through the ranks, and even when I was majority leader, I put great stock…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Nov 24, 2017

“I’m Ghanaian-American. Am I Black?”

“The trouble was that at home, we weren’t black. We were Ghanaian. We played high-life music and ate jollof rice and fried plantains. We rolled deep to graduations and had funerals that could not be outdone. We learned to separate ourselves, so that who we were to…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Apr 30, 2017

“Watching And Reading About White People Having Sex Is My Escape”

“I love that I never experience that shock of recognition, and thus I never have to think about how someone who looks like me, with my body, is represented on the page and lives in the world. In these fictional…

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