Have you heard about the racial disparity in punishments faced by students in public school systems nationwide? According to Dr. Bernadeia Johnson, superintendent of schools for the Minneapolis public school district, In Minneapolis, a low-income black student is six times more likely than a white student to be suspended for at least one day in a school year.Continue reading “Changing the School Discipline Structure”
Category Archives: Who Am I?
Trust Me, I Don’t Have Privilege.
Over the past … well, life, but particularly rising in number this past week, we’ve all had these conversations. Conversations where, if you’re White, you’re talking to your friends of color and saying “I don’t have privilege, though. I’m [Jewish, Russian, handicapped, poor, uneducated, insert other reason here].” And they’re most likely a bit frustrated,Continue reading “Trust Me, I Don’t Have Privilege.”
Only Empathy Can Solve This. Can You Find Yours?
This civil rights lawyer sort of put my thoughts into words way better than I could’ve. It’s really true. Maybe some people are getting facts wrong. Maybe some people are saying facts don’t matter. But the point is this; sometimes facts and labels make for great talking points. They make for great ways for peopleContinue reading “Only Empathy Can Solve This. Can You Find Yours?”
I’m a White Parent. My Kids are Black. Am I Alone?
Short answer, you aren’t. With permission, I’m sharing the feelings of a woman well versed in navigating the complex issues of being a part of an interracial family. She’s educated, active, and great at applying that knowledge in raising her daughter. Everyone feels lost on this one. Please post your feelings, reactions, and suggestions inContinue reading “I’m a White Parent. My Kids are Black. Am I Alone?”
Race ya.
I want to both commend her and ask her to stfu, because the number of white voices being actually heard on this issue over black voices is astounding, but often people hear better from someone who they think has more experiences in common with them, and HypheNation is about hyphenating our nation and learning fromContinue reading “Race ya.”
How to Talk to Someone about Privilege Who Doesn’t Know What That Is
View Original Post on EverydayFeminism.com (note: This is posted here in its entirety for your convenience, but you should definitely click the link and read it on everydayfeminism.com) December 7, 2012 by Jamie Utt I once published a piece about white privilege, and my white friend’s dad lost it. He read it and immediately calledContinue reading “How to Talk to Someone about Privilege Who Doesn’t Know What That Is”
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