Comments on: Lens of Awareness: Racism Outside of the Classroom

By: Mia Shmariahu

Mia Shmariahu — Fri, 11 May 2018 23:25:58 +0000

This is beautifully written, Kyle! I also have to echo what Wilhelmina said and what Connie has told us in class – we need to keep reading. I think a lot of the time, people don’t know where to begin and don’t know when they can start the conversation. The key here is that the conversation is already happening; we just need to join it.

By: Wilhelmina Minney

Wilhelmina Minney — Tue, 08 May 2018 22:19:45 +0000

The simple answer to this is read. Keep reading and developing these lenses (I’m sure there’s another layer to what you know). There are many POC willing to talk about racism. Remember that it benefits white society to not talk about this and to not have people aware of this. This is a skill that has to be visited over and over again, just like learning and keeping up with a new language. The next step, then, would be to embody the things that you’ve learned and apply them in the real world (by getting involved with organizations that already exist, creating your own foundation, engaging in research, building community, etc.).

By: bstarr1104

bstarr1104 — Fri, 04 May 2018 23:24:30 +0000

Many of the thoughts and ideas that you’ve brought up here are ones that I myself have contemplated. For me, especially as a senior about to embark into the “real world”, I have been thinking a lot recently about how I can foster an environment of discourse and critical intellectual thinking in my daily life.