Kalamazoo Race Exhibit

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A Conversation About Race - YWCA video

Submitted by RACE on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 4:33pm

A Conversation About Race

Watch a Video: A Conversation About Race
Five Courageous YWCA Members Share their Personal Experiences About Racism and Privilege....


Arizona gov. signs bill targeting ethnic studies

Submitted by RACE on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 12:31pm

From Associated Press

Why Talk About RACE by Donna Odom

Submitted by RACE on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 12:39pm

For what I hope is most of us, the coming of the RACE Exhibit is an exciting event, and we look forward to using it as a catalyst for frank dialogue and community action.  Still, there are others who ask why?  Why do we need to talk about race?  It makes people uncomfortable.  Do we really have to open that Pandora’s Box of pain, resentment, and, yes, guilt?  Here’s my response to that - what will it mean not to?  How can we ever get past that pain, resentment, and guilt if we don’t first acknowledge it and then begin to make steps toward healing?

Letting Go of Fear by Donna Odom

Submitted by RACE on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 10:21am

I watched a segment of “Eye on the Prize” on PBS last week, and it brought back memories of sitting huddled around the TV with my family as a child seeing the drama of those changing times.  I remembered the fear I felt as I watched how anger transformed the faces of the mob into what to my child’s mind seemed like snarling monsters,

Beyond the Choir by Donna Odom

Submitted by RACE on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 10:22am

A frequent question at the community dialogues connected with the RACE Exhibit Initiative has been something like, “How do we reach the people who are not coming out to these forums?”  In other words, isn’t all this just more preaching to the choir?  One response I’ve heard more than once has been, “The choir needs rehearsal.  A little reinforcement is a good thing.”  We might also add that it encourages us and strengthens our resolve when we are among people of like mind.  So a little preaching and head-nodding is a good thing.  It fires u

Freedom School Summer Program Now Accepting Applications

Submitted by RACE on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 1:40pm

A SUMMER EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER…

Race in Kalamazoo - Thomas DeWolf's Thoughts

Submitted by RACE on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 7:49pm

Last week Mr. Thomas DeWolf visited Kalamazoo for what proved to be a powerful series of events organized by the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society, Fetzer Institute and the RACE Exhibit Initiative.  Click here to read what Tom said about his visit:    http://inheritingthetrade.com/blog/?p=1889

 

 

Special WMU course - Anthropology in the Community

Submitted by RACE on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 4:41pm

Dr. Kristina Wirtz will teach a special course this fall for WMU students looking to get out of the classroom and into the community.  

Anthropology in the Community

 

Please share with other WMU students.

Promotional Brochures

Submitted by RACE on Wed, 03/24/2010 - 11:06am

Help promote racial healing. 

Contact Zarinah for copies of the brochure to display.  269-387-6324.  raceexhibit@gmail.com.

ELECTRONIC VERSIONS ARE LOCATED FOR DOWNLOAD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

 

 

South Africa White Supremacist's Killing A 'Declaration Of War'

Submitted by RACE on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 1:06pm

A top member of a South African white supremacist group said Sunday that the slaying of their leader was “a declaration of war” by blacks against whites, as the president appealed for calm amid growing racial tensions in the once white-led country.
A project of the American Anthropological Association funded by Ford Foundation and National Science Association