Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Race
06/11/2021
America can still choose solidarity. The Black experience shows the way.
Or we can accept that our professed love of country is only skin-deep.
06/12/2021
An Optimist’s Vision of America
06/10/2021
Overcoming the Existential Threat of Racism
National solidarity can help address the effects of racism in the United States, writes the Brennan Center’s Theodore R. Johnson.
06/02/2021
NFL pledges to halt ‘race-norming,’ review Black claims
The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias.
05/25/2021
America seems intent on following the wrong path now. It doesn’t have to be that way
One year after George Floyd's murder, America finds itself at an existential crossroads: this nation can create a multiracial democracy that guarantees Black citizenship and dignity -- or sustain the status quo of racial oppression undergirded by White supremacy.
05/14/2021
Balance & Perspective on Race | John McWhorter and John Wood Jr.
John McWhorter joins John Wood, Jr. to compare perspectives on the traditional narratives that shape our racial conversation, the post Civil Rights era Black experience, and the ways in which the varieties of experiences in the Black community impact the dialogue on race in the United States.
04/28/2021
“Progress for People of Color Doesn’t Come at White Folks’ Expense”
A conversation with Heather C. McGhee about the zero-sum thinking that has long dominated American attitudes to race and wealth—and how to organize to secure public goods for everyone.
04/23/2021
Prisoners of Hope: America’s Racial Reckoning
A conversation with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
02/03/2021
From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter
Protest expert Aldon Morris explains how social justice movements succeed
04/22/2021
What Could Go Right? Police Accountability
In terms of the United States’ racial reckoning, there are numerous essential questions that require attention. But there is one in particular here at The Progress Network that our Members specialize in: what will keep moving us forward?
04/21/2021
The Chauvin verdict had cities nationwide braced for unrest. Instead, they got a celebration.
Nationwide, expected protests over the latest injustice gave way to celebrations that the jury in Minneapolis “did the right thing.”
04/16/2021