Reading selections for Black History Month: Part 1, Race in America
In the first of a three-part series for Black History Month, we examine whether America is a post-racial
society since the historic election (and re-election) of Barack Obama, the first African-American
president. The authors of two new books argue that we still have a long way to go to achieve racial equality in our country.
In Nation of Cowards,
David H. Ikard and Martell Lee Teasley propose that Americans need to
talk more about race, and that such a conversation can take place only
with
passionate and organized pressure from black Americans. They argue that
neither
Obama nor any political figure is likely to be in the forefront of
addressing issues of racial inequality and injustice.
Renowned social justice advocate john a. powell
persuasively argues in Racing for Justice that we have not achieved a post-racial society and
that there is much work to do to redeem the American promise of
inclusive democracy. He
challenges us to replace attitudes and institutions that promote and
perpetuate social suffering with those that foster relationships and a
way of being that transcends disconnection and separation.
Reading selections for Black History Month: Part 1, Race in America
In the first of a three-part series for Black History Month, we examine whether America is a post-racial
society since the historic election (and re-election) of Barack Obama, the first African-American
president. The authors of two new books argue that we still have a long way to go to achieve racial equality in our country.
In Nation of Cowards,
David H. Ikard and Martell Lee Teasley propose that Americans need to
talk more about race, and that such a conversation can take place only
with
passionate and organized pressure from black Americans. They argue that
neither
Obama nor any political figure is likely to be in the forefront of
addressing issues of racial inequality and injustice.
Renowned social justice advocate john a. powell
persuasively argues in Racing for Justice that we have not achieved a post-racial society and
that there is much work to do to redeem the American promise of
inclusive democracy. He
challenges us to replace attitudes and institutions that promote and
perpetuate social suffering with those that foster relationships and a
way of being that transcends disconnection and separation.
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