Posted by Irma McClaurin, Kesho Scott on Sunday, March 10, 2013,
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Public Engagement
Dr. Irma McClaurin by fellmanstudio.com Dr. Kesho Scott (Grinnell College) by De Dudley The recent racist incident at Washburn High School of Minneapolis, in which a black doll was hung (lynched), is disturbing. We are living in the 21st century. And yet, not too long ago in 2003 Duluth, MN built a memorial to commemorate the unlawful and unjustified lynching of three young Black men in 1920. Despite this example of racial reconciliation, in 2008 an effigy of Presidential candidate Barrack... Continue reading ...
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel de Tocqueville, Gunnar Myrdal, Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. What do they all have in common, besides being deceased and white men? Alexis de Tocqueville wrote Democracy in Americapublished in two volumes (1835 and 1840) in which he made observations about the impact of slavery on the newly-formed American society; Gunnar Myrdal ( a Swedish economist) wrote An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy (1944) on U.S. race relations; and Governor Otto Ker... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Thursday, December 6, 2012,
What
a delightful surprise to open my mailbox and see Macys touting a
celebration of Brazil. The merchandise colors are vibrant oranges,
yellows, and shocking turquoise. However, as I looked at the models
chosen to represent Brazil, it was clear that Macys had missed the boat.
Brazil is a multi-racial country. Everyone knows that its people
represent a human rainbow, and in fact, after World War II, American
scholars often pointed to Brazil as the racial ideal. Thus was born
what a... Continue reading ...
George Zimmerman has finally been
arrested. But is it too little too late? Perhaps, but it is important
that those who follow this case not get confused by the assertions that
Zimmerman could not be racist because he is “Hispanic.” What has been
missing from the discussion thus far is an analysis of race and racism
in the countries of Central and South America, and how Spanish-speaking
immigrants (and/or their American-born children) can harbor cultural
baggage that includes the... Continue reading ...
Drs. Marilyn Thomas-Houston, Irma McClaurin, Sybil Rosado, Faye V. Harrison
The
recent 96th Annual Meeting of ASALH (the Association for the Study of
African American Life and History) held October 6-10, 2011 in Richmond,
VA provided a rich opportunity to reflect on the status and history of
Black people in America, and in the world. It also spoke to my idea of
“legacymaking”—something in which I have a strong interest, as its
ongoing presence reflects the vision and intellectual... Continue reading ...
