By Anne C. Kubisch (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The term “structural racism” has gained traction in recent years as a way of describing how racial dynamics are playing out in 21st Century America. Of course, using the word “structural” to characterize societal inequities has a long history, and even joining the term “structural” with ”racism” is not new. But … [Read more...] about “Why Structural Racism? Why a Structural Racism Caucus?” by Anne C. Kubisch (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
“Youth Organizing Tackles the ‘Racism You Can’t Name'” by Julie Quiroz-Martínez (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
By Julie Quiroz-Martínez (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The California High School Exit Exam provides a graphic illustration of structural racism and a compelling story of youth organizing to challenge it. California legislators passed the exit exam into law in 1999 with the stated goal of improving academic performance in public schools. This year, the exit … [Read more...] about “Youth Organizing Tackles the ‘Racism You Can’t Name'” by Julie Quiroz-Martínez (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
“Toward a Structural Racism Framework” by Andrew Grant-Thomas and john a. powell (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
By Andrew Grant-Thomas and john a. powell (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) For many people, the term “structural racism” mystifies rather than clarifies. Popular confusion around what is meant by the term hampers our collective ability to build on the real gains made by two generations of anti-racism activism. With the end of Jim Crow laws and a clear decline in … [Read more...] about “Toward a Structural Racism Framework” by Andrew Grant-Thomas and john a. powell (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
“Race vis-a-vis Class in the U.S.?” by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
By john a. powell and Stephen Menendian (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In his groundbreaking 1903 treatise, The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Du Bois wrote, “for the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.” A century later, and a full generation removed from the battles of the Civil Rights era, many now suggest that class, not race, is … [Read more...] about “Race vis-a-vis Class in the U.S.?” by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
“Structural Racism and Rebuilding New Orleans” by Maya Wiley (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
By Maya Wiley (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) How do we rebuild an entire region, rebuild our country, and make it healthier, increasing the economic, social and political well-being of all its residents? And why does it matter for the nation? These are questions posed by the story of Gulf Coast rebuilding and of the fight to recover New Orleans. To answer … [Read more...] about “Structural Racism and Rebuilding New Orleans” by Maya Wiley (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)