Stacey Patton
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White people are speaking up at protests. How do we know they mean what they say?
Solidarity can be helpful — or it can be performative. → Read More
The pathology of American racism is making the pathology of the coronavirus worse
Covid-19 is disproportionately killing black people because the whole system is worse for us. → Read More
Declaring lynching a hate crime is empty symbolism
Violence against black people didn't end when lynching did. → Read More
In a Warning Against Spanking, Some Pediatricians See an Attack on Black Families
Decades of research shows that corporal punishment harms children and communities. Yet a vocal subgroup of doctors argues that an anti-spanking policy vilifies African-Americans. → Read More
When black students are beaten in school — and black educators are to blame
Why do people believe that black children’s bodies are fair game for brutality? → Read More
Charleston’s apology for slavery is just empty symbolism
Without doing anything to address the legacy of racism, regrets don't mean anything. → Read More
We can’t ignore race in the tragic story of Devonte Hart and his white adoptive mothers
Devonte and the Harts' other black adopted children complained to teachers and neighbors about being hit and deprived of food. → Read More
Arming teachers would put black and Latino kids in danger
For students of color, guns in classrooms could be deadly. → Read More
Turning H&M’s racist image around on white kids won’t fix anything
Venting about racism might feel good briefly, but the structural problems remain. → Read More
Want to keep black kids from running away from home? Stop hitting them.
We need to pay attention to the home lives that missing kids are fleeing from. → Read More
Stop Beating Black Children
By hitting our kids, we are serving the goals and carrying on the legacy of white supremacy. → Read More
Sorry, ‘deplorables': Being called racist doesn’t mean you’re being oppressed
Stop playing the victim. → Read More
We don’t need Lincoln-inspired racial ‘unity.’ We need whites to stop being racist.
What Hillary Clinton got wrong about race relations → Read More
What happened in South Carolina is a daily risk for black children
In 1920, W.E.B. DuBois wrote: “There is no place for black children in this world.” Almost a century later, that remains true. Too often, to grow up black in the United States is to live in a perpetual state of vulnerability to the brutality of racism: People fear you, and you know there is no safe place for you. For many white children, the future is one of hope and endless possibilities. How… → Read More
The Right Wing's War on Diversity in Higher Ed
There may be more students and faculty of color at colleges and universities around the country. But they have to watch what they say in and out of the classroom if they want to stay on campus. → Read More
Don’t believe her defenders. Amy Schumer’s jokes are racist.
Joking or not, Schumer used her stage to play and profit off race while people of color bear the brunt of racial violence. → Read More
Daring to Speak of Black Women
Decades after Michele Wallace angered readers of Black Macho, a new generation of African-American feminists embraces her. → Read More
Daring to Speak of Black Women
Decades after Michele Wallace angered readers of Black Macho, a new generation of African-American feminists embraces her. → Read More
As College of Charleston’s President Speaks on Confederate Flag, Faculty Question His Timing and Message
Glenn F. McConnell’s personal history with the flag has complicated his response to the brewing controversy over its prominence in South Carolina. → Read More
A Professor Crowdsources a Syllabus on the Charleston Shootings
Chad Williams, an associate professor at Brandeis University, took to Twitter, where his #CharlestonSyllabus hashtag quickly became a valuable resource. → Read More