by lindaoppenheim | Apr 1, 2018 | Podcast
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Radio Atlantic’s Vann Newkirk narrates a program that examines the reality of the man and his work compared to the myth that has evolved about him. A panel consisting of Newkirk, Matt...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 13, 2017 | Article, Opinion
This article in the Atlantic tells how Darryl Davis talks to a racist. He has street cred. More then two dozen people left the Ku Klux Klan after talking with him. Condensed: “Gather your information. Get an astute knowledge of the other person’s side before...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 22, 2016 | Article
Melinda Anderson writes, “A recent study from Northwestern University . . . suggest[s] that the stress of racial discrimination may partly explain the persistent gaps in academic performance between some nonwhite students, mainly black and Latino youth, and...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 25, 2016 | Article
Learning the history of the places where we live often illuminates the persistence of racism there, as in this article about Portland, OR by Alana Semuels in The Atlantic.
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 25, 2016 | Article
Reviewing the results of studies of the effect of racism on the mental health of college students of color, Green points out in her article in The Atlantic that “research has shown that the higher-education experience often requires that black students employ...
