I am not sure if the Boston Globe will publish this video elsewhere, but if you missed their discussion with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, they have posted it on Facebook. I tweeted observations as I watched, so I will embed those tweets below rather than attempt a recap.
Listening to @DrIbram ask us what we can give to this current moment, to an antiracist movement. We can all give something. We all have something to offer. @BostonGlobe
— Dr. Dana Huff (@danamhuff) June 19, 2020
.@DrIbram talking about how all of America was complicit in slavery. Juneteenth should be a National holiday, and understanding of slavery and it’s legacy is essential to our curricula. #juneteenth @BostonGlobe
— Dr. Dana Huff (@danamhuff) June 19, 2020
.@DrIbram is asked about reparations in @BostonGlobe discussion. My student suggested funding education for Black students would be a good path in a Socratic seminar this year.
— Dr. Dana Huff (@danamhuff) June 19, 2020
.@DrIbram says “love” is a verb, and being antiracist is an action. Be active. Fight from love. Engaging in antiracism, fighting bigotry is done out of love for humanity. Fighting racism, even in loved ones, is an act of love. So grateful for this perspective. @BostonGlobe
— Dr. Dana Huff (@danamhuff) June 19, 2020
.@DrIbram says you have to “believe change is possible” in order to create it. Thank you Dr. Kendi! 🙌 @BostonGlobe
— Dr. Dana Huff (@danamhuff) June 19, 2020
As a follow-up to my post yesterday, as of right now, no family members, aside from my husband, have reacted to my invitation to join the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge ©. Ten people have liked or loved the post (my husband “loved” it). My brother-in-law is on Facebook but left a kind comment on LinkedIn. I left a comment, especially given the large number of people who reacted to my other post about being close to finishing my coursework in my doctoral program. The silence on the post inviting friends and family to join me in the challenge was pretty loud in comparison to the reactions to my other post. As Dr. Ibram suggests, I’m calling you in out of love.
This post is part of the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge ©.