There are over 500,000 children and young adults who experience homelessness at least one week a year. Not only do they face assault and trauma, they face barriers to education and employment because of their homelessness. This edition of Anti-Racism Daily newsletter discusses the inequitable conditions and offers suggestions of how we can take action to transform … Continue reading 4/30
Homelessness is on the rise in the United States. During the pandemic, there were moratoriums on evictions and emergency shelters. Now that those efforts have basically ceased, the homeless are left to the streets with cities responding with sweeps or bans. This interview in The Sun magazine with Eric Tars, the legal director of the National Homelessness Law … Continue reading 4/23
On March 23, 2023, at the Capitol in Harrisburg, over 400 people of all ages from across Pennsylvania attended Advocacy Day for safe gun laws organized by CeaseFirePA.org. There were meetings with legislators, a rally on the Capitol steps, and attendance at a judiciary committee hearing on Pennsylvania gun safety bills. As we all know, … Continue reading 4/2
If you haven’t attended a Jubilee Anti-Racism Training, don’t miss the chance for Jubilee Three (via Zoom, sponsored by the UUs of Greater Philly Cluster) on Friday, March 24, from 6:00 pm until Sunday, March 26, at 5:30! Jubilee is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of the impact of race and ethnicity on our lives and move … Continue reading 3/12
The Visit Philly guide to Women’s History Month includes several activities that highlight Black women. Check out their single-day events. The Sisterhood Sit-In Trolley Tour takes riders to some of Philadelphia’s Black women-owned shops and restaurants. The Colored Girls Museum’s exhibition, Sit A Spell. An Invitation. An Invocation., features local and international artists and a photography series What Black Feminists Taught Me. The Barnes Foundation exhibit Tell Me What … Continue reading 3/5
For the last offering during the official Black History Month we are providing two options to consider. The first chronicles efforts of an extended American family whose roots intertwine from 1619 to today whose descendants have met, talked, and begun to reconcile. The second is an article on the documentary film “Wattstax” chronicling the extraordinary … Continue reading ARC Action 2/26
It’s the middle of “Black History Month”, a good opportunity to look closely at the controversy concerning Florida’s rejection of content in the College Board’s African American Studies Advanced Placement Course, and plans to prohibit it from their school curriculum. The controversy, the AP course outline, and an overview of changes to its final form … Continue reading ARC Action: 2/19
The police beating and death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis has captured the headlines and made it clear again that Black Americans are subjected to higher levels of police stops and higher levels of harassment and/or severe or lethal violence as the result of such stops. An article from Vox online provides a deeper account … Continue reading 2/5
IDEALLY SPEAKING: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. IBRAM X. KENDI The Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership (IDEAL) of Temple University invites you to attend a discussion between Timothy Welbeck, Director for the Center for Anti-Racism and Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Director, Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University. Dr. Kendi is the author … Continue reading 1/29
