A project of Professor Charles Green and Race in America students at Hope College. "Racial justice is the path to racial progress."
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun There is a lot of resistance to the idea that we should tell the truth about the racism embedded in our nation’s history. Part of that resistance is motivated by a desire to deny the power of racism today. Just …
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I read a couple of books this weekend, spent a little time online, watched a bit of TV, and went on a walk with my wife. Except for the walk, there was definitely a common thread. Some excerpts . . . From Zach Beauchamp, in Vox: “The Golden Calf is one of the most …
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