The people who tell you we DO have war money but DON’T have healthcare money, tuition-free money, infrastructure money, or Green New Deal money are playing games with you.
Demia and I at WESA (PGH’s NPR) discussing legislation “racism as a public health crisis”- was voted on and approved. Naming racism is critical but this legislation will not be successful w/o community leading/determining actions; not doing so undermines the premise of this work
Babies are nurtured in racism, studies show. As a father, I needed a protective tool for my child, for vulnerable children everywhere. That tool—a board book brought to life by the magical illustrations of @ashlukadraws—is coming in June. Introducing #AntiracistBaby.
@jillaperry @culturalearning @shelleemoye@Amy31215288 @Mrs_San_B @ElizabethReilly@BNHC1984 @pixelxica @j2inky@EmmaAbruzzo Daily, I reflect on my trans experience, and critically | humbly examine gender and how each role lend to expectations around my identity - from me as a kid to me as a parent. I don’t Identify as the woman for which I am tagged. I nod to / thank you, & also push to be seen | see.
Engaging the voice of community and breaking down some barriers of the academia | community relationship through research ethics and creating scenarios that align with lived experiences is a way of making a cultural shift in the way knowledge is transferred. More on Thursday.
If you aren’t doing anything you are contributing to the problem. “One either allows racial inequities to perservere, as a racist, or confronts racial inequities, as an antiracist . There is no in-between safe space is not racist.” - @DrIbram
Essential reading highlighting the dominant white culture’s consistent block to leveraging and promoting professionals who need to be heard and seen and trusted. Thank you for the critical insight. Hope the media moguls are reading...
It's out. My first in a series of reports on race and media in Pittsburgh. This focuses on the perceptions of the problem through the eyes of journalists. Thank you to all who participated and spoke their truth about this issue. https://t.co/EC4cl2KEhb
The racism in Pittsburgh seeps. A “study gave the city an overall equity rating of 55 out of 100, meaning “that inequalities by race, gender, and income are prevalent, with some populations likely to have less access to resources and worse health, economic, and social outcomes”