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Provost Seminar with Narda Alcorn: Tools to Becoming an Antiracist
On December 10, I attended the LIM Provost Seminar with guest speaker Narda Alcorn. Alcorn is currently a Professor and Chair of Stage Management at the Yale School of Drama. Along with that, Professor Alcorn has worked as a stage manager for ...
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One Whole Day Without Spending Money
Did you spend money July 7, 2020? I didn’t. This past Tuesday was what’s known as a Blackout day. A Blackout, according to CBS author Khristopher J. Brooks, is a day that Black Americans are asked not to spend any money. The reason for this ...
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On Race and Childhood Understandings
How do you explain to a six-year-old that someone doesn't like you because of the color of your skin? How do you tell a child, no they can’t go play with their neighbor’s children anymore because the grandparents discovered that their white ...
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What to Watch to Educate Ourselves About Racism
Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement who seek to be allies to people of color have an obligation to educate themselves about the histories of slavery, police brutality, and other social injustices affecting the black community. My ...
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An Open Forum on Injustice
On Thursday, June 4, LIM College held an open forum Zoom call in light of what is happening throughout the country. The Black Lives Matter movement has taken on a renewed urgency recently due to the death of George Floyd and many others. This ...