We See Color: Discussing Race and Color Blind Racism with Your Children
“There are no black people in this show”. – one of my daughters, after watching an episode of her favorite […]
Existing While Black at The University of Rochester
Existing While Black at The University of Rochester The University was my first “career” job out of college (PWI; RIT) […]
Dear White Led Organizations
In the wake of recent #BlackLivesMatter civil unrest, protests, and uprisings 540WMain (like so many other Black led organizations) received […]
White People, What Are You Doing To End Racism
White People, What Are You Doing to End Racism Honestly what are you doing? . . because we are tired… […]
Race Is A Social Construct
A 540Monthly Membership ensures that 540WMain is able to create and curate low cost/high impact educational content and programming rooted […]
In 2020 Listen to Black Voices When They Tell You Something Is Racist
A 540Monthly Membership ensures that 540WMain is able to create and curate low cost/high impact educational content and programming rooted […]
Happy Julyteenth
“This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn… What, to the American slave, is your […]
Sit Down, Randy: The Myth of Bootstrap Pulling
Sit Down, Randy: The Myth of Bootstrap Pulling by Chris Thompson ^ additional editing by Calvin Eaton Hi. If you […]
The Curious Case of Caster Semenya: Hottentot Artemis
The Curious Case of Caster Semenya: Hottentot Artemis by Chris Thompson It has been a week since the news broke, […]
Kappell Incident a Wake-up Call for All of Us
Kappell Incident a Wake-up Call for All of Us | Guest Blog by Rebecca Johnson The turmoil surrounding weathercaster Jeremy […]
Impact Matters More Than Intent
Impact Over Intent | Guest Blog by Sam Waters There’s been a lot of discussion about last week’s incident with […]
Whitewashed: the Rosewood Massacre
When an individual, group, or institution whitewashes something, they intentionally conceal information that they deem unworthy, unimportant, or unpleasant. Whitewashing […]