Tombstone, formed 13 years after the Civil War ended, opened its city streets to a parade of Confederate flags in the first week of March, bringing criticism that racism is alive and well in town. Much to the chagrin of local African-Americans and advocacy organizations, nearly 20 Confederate enthusiasts took to the streets, stars and…
Traducido por Javier Aispuro “El anglosajon liberal y el supremacista blanco comparten los mismos postulados primordiales. Son diferentes en grado, no de categoría”. Esta frase de Lerone Bennett Jr. comienza el libro de Shannon Sullivan Good White People: The Problem with Middle-Class White Anti-Racism. Con esta frase, adopta una postura firme de análisis crítico sobre…
White allies are organizing to stand up for people of color. Since the recent election, racial tensions have been high and white people are keen to distinguish themselves from hate groups. White allies are coming together to use their inherent privilege to work towards racial equality. SURJ, or Standing Up for Racial Justice, is a…
I met up with two of the women behind Tucson’s new Black Lives Matter chapter on one of those Arizona days where you see blue skies to the south and thunderstorms rolling in from over the Catalina Mountains. Katie Litchfield greets me at Sky Bar on Fourth Avenue, her 2-year-old daughter Sage trotting close behind…
