50 EVERGREEN FACULTY CALL FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST BIOLOGY PROFESSOR These faculty call on the College to: Demonstrate accountability by pursuing a disciplinary investigation against Bret Weinstein according to guidelines in the Social Contract and Faculty Handbook. Weinst[...]
Posts Tagged ‘people of color’
June 4th, 2017 - 9:17 am § in The Ave Scene
Afraid to Speak In Seattle
LGBTQIA+ SPEAKER CANCELS TOWN HALL APPEARANCE DUE TO DEATH THREATS Author Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor is an an assistant professor of African-American studies at Princeton, and a longtime activist. She’s also a friend of local Seattle teacher and activist Jesse Hagopian, who was slated to introduce[...]
June 1st, 2017 - 7:21 am § in UW
Does The UW Also Offer Separate Graduation to All Ethnic Groups?
UW Black Graduation Ceremony Date: June 9, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: University Presbyterian Church (Non-denominational event) Address: 4540 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 Ethnic graduation is not is unique to the UW. Harvard has its Black graduation and Latinoes student[...]
May 5th, 2017 - 8:01 am § in Misc.
THE AVE CHALLENGE: Perils of Racism
A. Werewolf cub B. Avatar baby C. Mitch McConnell baby picture D. Racist baby E. Miscegenation Read more AVE Challenges [...]
The Fallacy of RACE
WHAT “RACE” IS THIS MAN? “I’ve been called a n—-r before by white kids,” Joseph said. “I’ve experienced being rousted by the police, with some friends. I’ve had the so-called — if there are typical, you know — black experiences. I’ve ha[...]
April 25th, 2017 - 12:09 am § in The Ave Scene
Racial Hypocrisy
The Heart of Whiteness: Ijeoma Oluo Interviews Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black by Ijeoma Oluo I‘m sitting across from Rachel Dolezal, and she looks… white. Not a little white, not racially ambiguous. Dolezal looks really, really white. She looks like a white woman[...]
April 8th, 2017 - 9:44 am § in Misc.
THE-Ave Challenge: What race was Carol Channing?
A. Black B. White C. Hispanic D. Jewish E. Native American[...]
March 13th, 2017 - 3:50 am § in Misc.
Before Italians were white: Anniversary of a mass lynching
John Parker, who helped organize the lynch mob, later went on to be governor of Louisiana. In 1911, he said of Italians that they were “just a little worse than the Negro, being if anything filthier in [their] habits, lawless, and treacherous.” For those who now consider Itailian-America[...]
February 22nd, 2017 - 10:47 am § in Misc.
Slur of the Day
Blackfella In Australia, aboriginal people still often refer to themselves (quite neutrally) as Blackfellas (and whites as Whitefellas). Although Abo is still considered quite offensive by many, the pejorative boong is now more commonly used when the intent is to deliberately offend, as that word[...]
Dear, Rachel Dolezal, I love you dearly for been black and loving it.