By Gary Delgado (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Since September 11 we have entered a new era of racial politics. We have internationalized US racism. President Bush has used the insidious imagery of an evil (though not godless) enemy against whom, we are told, we must unite. Only this time, instead of the “godless communists” of the ‘50s and 60s, our enemy is … [Read more...] about “Bridging the Racial Justice Chasm” by Gary Delgado (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
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“Dismantling Racism at the WCAR” by Esmerelda Simmons (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Esmerelda Simmons (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Question: Will reparations by the US for the descendants of enslaved Africans in the US follow closely on the heels of the WCAR? Answer: The US currently maintains an official policy of denial in regard to this entire issue. To date, the US government is fighting against the agreed-upon wording contained … [Read more...] about “Dismantling Racism at the WCAR” by Esmerelda Simmons (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
Is Racism Permanent? (November-December 1993 P&R Issue)
Watching children chained to each other in Chicago's Juvenile Court causes me to think of Derrick Bell. The racialized image of bondage, slavery and chain gangs evoked by the passage of these youths is unavoidable. Yet hundreds of committed employees carry on each day, undismayed by this silent assault on the dignity of children. I hear Professor Bell whisper to me when I … [Read more...] about Is Racism Permanent? (November-December 1993 P&R Issue)
