I knew Anne Braden from the mid 1970’s until her death in March 2006. Of course, I knew of her before then. She was an icon of the Civil Rights Movement (CRM). I was aware she was mentioned by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”...
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Anti-Racism Is Going Mainstream
Anti-racism is going mainstream. No, it won’t happen overnight. Maybe anti-racism has not gotten there yet. But it’s going. Why do you think the right-wing world has gone nuts over critical race theory, also known as CRT. They feel it, even before you do. Anti-racism’s going mainstream.
Like Me, or Respect Me: When Race Makes a Difference
How we appear to others is a pressing matter for most people. We are social beings, and how well we fit with our social partners often determines how well we can lead satisfactory lives and achieve our goals. Prior research has shown that we form impressions about one...
The Two-Dimensional Model of Racial Positioning
In a racially structured society, racial groups are assigned positions in a social hierarchy. In the United States, white people are positioned at the top in the superior position and people of color are placed below in an inferior position. Many will say that black...
The Multiracial Movement – Retrospective Analysis
Part 2 of a 3-part series. The multiracial movement has faded now, even as the number and presence of multiracial people and families has grown. We felt we had something special to offer, standing as a rare example of people of different races living close at hand in...
The Multiracial Movement – A History
Part 1 of a 3-part series. From the early 1980s to the start of this century, there existed a publicly identified “multiracial movement” in the United States. Central to the movement were 30 grassroots support groups composed of interracial couples, transracially...
Has Black Lives Matter Made a Difference
Social movements capture headlines but do they actually change attitudes? Does a movement enhance or thwart its own goals? What about push-back? Social scientists and historians often debate these questions. A recent study provides some insight. Implicit and explicit...
Doing Multiculturalism – An Example
What does multiculturalism look like in practice? Much has been written about multiculturalism as an ideology. But how do people and organizations actually make it happen? Real world examples occur, but detailed reports of what takes place are rare. One researcher...
