Privilege amongst the privileged; discussing “the terms” at Lehigh University

Reposted from The Brown and White: While pursuing the humanities and social science sections of any library, you’re likely to come across a laundry list of politically-charged and contested terms: white privilege, male privilege, the gender gap, heteronormativity, rape culture, American exceptionalism and first world problems. Well, okay, maybe not that last one. These highbrowContinue reading “Privilege amongst the privileged; discussing “the terms” at Lehigh University”

Whole Foods, Detroit, and Englewood, Chicago.

If you haven’t ever read about the food options available in lower-economic neighborhoods, and how there’s usually one small, not well stocked, dimly lit, poorly serviced supermarket (if even that) and the rest of the options are corner stores, combined with the options presented often being calorie-heavy and nutritionally-light, this is not the place toContinue reading “Whole Foods, Detroit, and Englewood, Chicago.”

Changing the School Discipline Structure

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”

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?”