May 12, 2016
We are more alike than we are unalike – or so says the often quoted poem by Maya Angelou. Yet a substantial part of our cultural heritage is a racialized narrative that not only emphasizes our differences, but also ranks them as indicators of human worth.
One of the more insidious myths of post-racialism is that conversations about race and racism have no legitimacy in the cultural narrative of 21st century.
35th Anniversary Symposium: Reflections, Conversations, New Directions
Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D., Nan Stein, Ed.D., Laura Pappano
Moderator: Maureen Walker, Ph.D.
November 13, 2010
March 5, 2009 (69:01 min.)
In this presentation, Maureen Walker, Ph.D., Director of Program Development at JBMTI, discusses why noble intentions alone are insufficient to advance a social action agenda. Indeed, the hopes and aspirations on which social justice organizations are founded often dissipate under the weight of a power paradigm that normalizes relational constriction and hyper-control.
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