White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
Description: Dr. Robin DiAngelo explores the reason why many white people become offended or stressed out when the issue of race is discussed.
Trump’s Move to End DACA Has Roots in America’s Long, Shameful History with Eugenics
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Michael D’Antonio of the Los Angeles Times connects Trump’s decision to terminate DACA to the Immigration Act of 1924 and other legislation that restricted the entry of certain ethnic groups into the country.
The Service of Faith and the Promotion of Justice in American Jesuit Higher Education
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Reverend Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., former Superior General of the Society of Jesus, speaks on faith and justice as key aspects of a Jesuit education.
The Drum Major Instinct
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speaks on the “Drum Major Instinct,”or the desire to be important and to be recognized with distinction. He warns that this instinct can lead to exclusivism in the spheres of race and class, for example.
Studies of Unconscious Bias Suggest Racism Not Necessarily Perpetrated by Racists
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Dr. Mikhail Lyubansky explores research on unconscious bias in the workplace, specifically within medical care, as a result of the prominence of negative stereotypes in our society.
Racism is a Sickness of the Soul
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Bryan Massingale, Catholic priest and expert on race relations in the United States, asks whether Ignatian Spirituality can help mend bonds broken by racism and hate.
Is Racism Fueling the Immigration Debate?
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Massimo Calabresi of TIME explores the idea that racist propaganda, rhetoric, and misconceptions have been driving the immigration conversation in recent times.
Populorum Progressio (On the Progress of Peoples)
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: Pope Paul VI shares a concern on behalf of the Church about the wellbeing and progress of people of the world, specifically concerning poverty and oppression.
On Racism and White Privilege
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: In an excerpt from her book, White Anti-Racist Activism: A Personal Roadmap, Jennifer R. Holladay explains what white privilege is and how it plays out in life and society.
Meeting the Victim, Loving the Poor
/0 Comments/in Marquette University, Reading ResourcesDescription: In America Magazine, James Martin, S.J. shares the reflection of Dean Brackley, S.J. on the importance and power in the experience of seeing the humanity in those who suffer, specifically in El Salvador, in his experience.