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Racism Is the Temptation White People Have Yet to Overcome

By Joan Chittister — 2020

We've done our share of racism while we blame it on the racist generations that went before us. Maybe just apologizing for our own sins against a people would be a start.

Read on www.ncronline.org

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The History that James Baldwin Wanted America to See

As both James Baldwin and Martin Luther King, Jr., insisted, America is an identity that white people will protect at any cost, and the country’s history—its founding documents, its national heroes—is the supporting argument that underpins that identity.

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Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
2020
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American Democracy Cannot Breathe

Yes, we must radically transform policing in America. But we cannot stop there. We must transform the pervasive systems of economic and carceral injustice that are choking our common life.

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William Barber, Saru Jayaraman
2020
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First Person: Riding Along on Nelson Mandela’s First U.S. Tour

For Americans of all races, the Mandela visit was a celebration of triumph of right over wrong and an opportunity to see a giant of history.

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David Braun
2013
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White Supremacy Is Our Country’s Original Sin

The legacy of slavery, the genocide of Native Americans and the exploitation of immigrants remain unresolved and largely unacknowledged.

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Sharon Brous
2017
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Misty Copeland Says Ballet Industry Is ‘Extremely Behind’ on Racial Equality, Justice

Misty Copeland is speaking out about racial injustice and inequality in ballet.

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Claudia Harmata
2020
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This Racist S*** Won’t Change Until White Folks Put in the Work

What is shocking is how many white folks are trying to distance themselves from the problem instead of being part of the solution.

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Rachel Ricketts
2017
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Can America Heal Its Racial Wounds? We Asked Desmond Tutu and His Daughter

South Africans surprised everyone by transitioning to a relatively peaceful post-apartheid society. Here’s what Americans can learn.

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Fania Davis and Sarah Van Gelder
2015
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Sikhs Deserve the Dignity of Being a Statistic

A sea of reporters have asked many Sikh leaders and activists to quantify how many Sikhs had been targeted in hate crimes and murders since Sept. 11, 2001. Although I have helped chronicle hate crimes against the Sikh American community for more than a decade, I could not tell them.

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Valerie Kaur
2012
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