18 Books Every White Ally Should Read
I noticed this reading list of books about race (“18 Books Every White Ally Should Read”) on the Define American Facebook page: (1) Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage … Continue reading
The Scandal of White Complicity in U.S. Hyper-Incarceration
Book Review: The Scandal of White Complicity in U.S. Hyper-Incarceration: A Nonviolent Spirituality of White Resistance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) by Alex Mikulich, Laurie Cassidy, and Margaret Pfeil Alex Mikulich, Laurie Cassidy, … Continue reading
“A New Day Dawns” by Nikky Finney
The following poem (“A New Day Dawns” by Nikky Finney) appeared on the front cover of a South Carolina newspaper and describes the removal of the confederate flag. It is the pearl blue … Continue reading
Charleston Syllabus
The following reading list is available on the website of the African American Intellectual History Society. Although it is not meant to be exhaustive, it should help all of us become … Continue reading
A Racial Inequality Reading List
I found the following reading list on Tim Wise’s website. Wise is an anti-racism activist, author, and speaker. General Race, Racism and Privilege Ani, Marimba. Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European … Continue reading
The Ferguson Syllabus: A Reading List on Racial Injustice
I noticed that a group called Sociologists for Justice has formed in response to the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Their website says: We are an independent collective of sociologists … Continue reading
Freedom Summer by Bruce Watson
Book Review: Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy (Penguin Books, 2010) by Bruce Watson This summer marks the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer. In … Continue reading
Sociological Ruminations 