My posts that have been tagged with the subject “white privilege” were visited several times (over 50 unique visits) by individuals who frequent the white supremacist website, stormfront.org. Due to the apparent popularity of the white privilege posts by white supremacists, I would like to take this moment to direct my new readers to […]
Stormfront.org is a white supremacist/neo-nazi internet forum. This week, several people visited my website from a stormfront forum post that linked to my blog’s white privilege tag. Apparently, a white guy (that’s me) with Swiss-German ancestry who blogs about social justice caused several of their servers to melt.
I watched as more than 50 unique […]
Chickpea and Spinach Soup serves 4:
Ingredients:
2 tsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 clove garlic, minced (about 1 tsp.)
1/4 cup smooth natural peanut butter
2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth, divided
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. ground coriander
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 15-oz. can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 14-oz. can diced tomatoes
2 oz. spinach, chopped (about 2 cups)
Directions:
Heat […]
Video from Eugene, Oregon at a Martin Luther King Jr rally and march on January 21, 2008…
via Nezua
Tags: Class, Race, Social Justice, video
These were all taken from inside a car on our way home from the RISD Museum.
Tags: photographs, rhode island
“Now it isn’t easy to stand up for truth and for justice. Sometimes it means being frustrated. When you tell the truth and take a stand, sometimes it means that you will walk the streets with a burdened heart. Sometimes it means losing a job…means being abused and scorned.”
Martin Luther King Jr., “Why I […]
Wendy received her sandals back from Chaco last week. It was the fourth time that she has had them re-soled. Inside with her newly soled sandals was a note from Chaco:
“Thank you for sending your Chaco sandals for repair. You join the thousands of people who take advantage of our on-site repair experts, […]
Study: Black Americans Should Get Reparations for Housing Discrimination
Historic housing and lending discrimination against black Americans has created a significant discrepancy in their overall wealth – a gap that may take reparations to close, according to research published by two Oregon State University faculty members.
Jonathan Kaplan, associate professor and chair of the Department of […]
My blog post on affirmative action was recently included as a chapter in a book. The book, “Issues That Concern You: Discrimination,” was published by Greenhaven Press in December, 2007. It is the first time that something that I have written has been published in a book. The book has a hardcover and yes, […]