Resources/Links for Chapters 15-17
This is just the tip of our scholarly iceberg...
Chapter 15:
In my opinion, Chapter 15 is probably the weakest chapter in the book. Kendi's usual spot-on research pulls up only a few references. It is also the shortest chapter in the book (most likely because he was not as comfortable with the material). That said, there are some things to consider when teaching our students of color who happen to be queer or identify as such.
LGBT Data: the Williams Institute
PBS.org: LGBT America: by the #'s
CDC (LGBTQ health stats)
LGBTQ racism:
George Johnson's article: "White Gay Privilege Exists All Year..."
15 Things LGBT People of Colour Want You to Know" (Scottish, but it's a small world...)
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health
Washington Post article by Andrew Flores
The Nubian Message by Jalen Rose
Some resources to consider...
35 Queer Black Authors You Need to Know About
Queer fiction by Queer Writers of Color
Queer Black Pioneers of History
Chapter 16
Abolitionist History (History.net)
Freedom's Journal (and information about the first black owned newspaper...)
William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator
Race & Violence, Jena 6 Looking Back (NPR)
Chapter 17
Trayvon Martin & the Irony of American Justice (The Atlantic)
I could not attend 9/2/20 meeting. There were 2 ideas that caught my attention in Chapter 16. One is the thought that "we convince ourselves that we are doing something to solve a racial problem when we are really doing something to satisfy our feelings". What is that for you? I can think of times where I thought I was doing something to help, realizing now that maybe those things were most likely contributing to the cycle of inequity, even though I felt good about my actions. Or other times where I followed "policies" in work places but felt uncomfortable with it. We should always put ourselves in someone else's shoes to realize that some policies are just in place to have people feel they are in control and powerful. That is not the human way. Secondly, I loved when the author made reference to insanity on page 214.....doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. When we realize this gets to the end of no where, we must do things differently to achieve different results. Taking a different approach, a different road will most likely start change. Change is uncomfortable and hard, but necessary. The only other option is continued failure. I have been inspired by Chapter 17, the chapter on success. I have decided to join a committee to assist with policy change with regards to inequity and racism for mental health and substance abuse. I am hoping this committee can recommend ideas to enact policy change for these issues.
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