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Building the Beloved Community
Email this pageWhy I Support Reparations to Descendants of Slavery
by Donna Lamb
Suppose you and your whole family, for generations before you, had been living in luxury, enjoying all the best things of life and esteemed by society at large. Then one day a man comes to your door and tells you that he must talk with you: You haven't known it, but his great-great-grandfather worked with yours, and your great-great-grandfather swindled his out of everything.
Institutionalized Racism: This Nation Was Built on It!
By Donna Lamb
"This country was founded by white people, for white people!" How many times have I read those words in angry e-mails from white supremacists calling me a traitor to my race for what I wrote in my anti-racism or pro-reparations articles.
How I Benefit From White Privilege
By Donna Lamb
As a white woman who's been thinking about how I benefit from white privilege, I see that so much of it consists not only of what I do get to feel and experience but of what I am privileged not to have to think about or experience.
nonviolent communication is . . . ?
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is sometimes referred to as compassionate communication. Its purpose is to strengthen our ability to inspire compassion from others and to respond compassionately to others and to ourselves. NVC guides us to reframe how we express ourselves and hear others by focusing our consciousness on what we are observing, feeling, needing, and requesting.
Checklist of Characteristics of Active Anti-Racist Ally Behavior
- Names issue as racist
- Recognizes and makes unearned privilege visible
- Dismantles internalized dominance and the belief in the racial superiority of self as a white person
- Challenges yourself and other whites
- Interrupts collusion with other whites who seek to maintain their power and privilege
- Breaks silence and speaks up
- Seeks and validates critical feedback from People of Color
- Facilitates the empowerment of People of Color
- Consistently challenges prevailing patterns
- Takes personal responsibility
- Acts intentionally and overtly
- Is consistently conscious
- Behaves as a change agent
- Promotes and models change for other whites
Building the Beloved Community in Washington, DC
By Donna Lamb
Earlier this month, the National Conference on Organized Resistance (NCOR) met for the ninth year at American University in Washington DC.
THE EAST COAST TOUR IN PITTSBURGH
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Earlier this year, the BBC obtained a Racial Justice Grant from the Pond Foundation for, for an East Coast Tour of Creating Caring Communities. REPORT OF THE CREATING CARING COMMUNITIES WORKSHOPREPORT OF THE CREATING CARING COMMUNITIES WORKSHOP Building the Beloved Community in Washington, DC
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