PURPOSES. Ellen Foster: Context. Gibbons, Kaye. RACE - The Power of an Illusion . Background Readings. INTERVIEW WITH BEVERLY DANIEL TATUM edited transcript Beverly Daniel Tatum, is a clinical psychologist, professor and President of Spelman College.
She is an expert on race relations and author of Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Assimilation Blues: Black Families in a White Community. What is white privilege? White people, who also have a race but don't always think about what it means to be white in a largely white-dominated society, sometimes struggle with the concept of white privilege. If you go looking for an apartment and you find the apartment you like, and you rent it without difficulty, you don't say, "Gee, I benefited from being white today. Can I find opportunities to express my culture if I'm of Asian or Latino descent? American civil rights movement. American history has been marked by persistent and determined efforts to expand the scope and inclusiveness of civil rights.
Although equal rights for all were affirmed in the founding documents of the United States, many of the new country’s inhabitants were denied essential rights. African slaves and indentured servants did not have the inalienable right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” that British colonists asserted to justify their Declaration of Independence. Nor were they included among the “People of the United States” who established the Constitution in order to “promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” Instead, the Constitution protected slavery by allowing the importation of slaves until 1808 and providing for the return of slaves who had escaped to other states. Creation Of A Team Pt.1 (-Remember The Titans-) The Help - Hilly's yard of commodes. Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963. Education. Sit Ins. Police Brutality. March Photo. The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. A Century of Segregation.
Foster Families. Emotional Abuse. What is Emotional Abuse?
Abuse is any behavior that is designed to control and subjugate another human being through the use of fear, humiliation, and verbal or physical assaults. Emotional abuse is any kind of abuse that is emotional rather than physical in nature. It can include anything from verbal abuse and constant criticism to more subtle tactics, such as intimidation, manipulation, and refusal to ever be pleased. Emotional abuse is like brain washing in that it systematically wears away at the victim’s self-confidence, sense of self-worth, trust in their own perceptions, and self-concept. Whether it is done by constant berating and belittling, by intimidation, or under the guise of “guidance,” “teaching,” or “advice,” the results are similar. Understanding Child Sexual Abuse: Education, Prevention, and Recovery.
What is child sexual abuse?
There is no universal definition of child sexual abuse. However, a central characteristic of any abuse is the dominant position of an adult that allows him or her to force or coerce a child into sexual activity. Child sexual abuse may include fondling a child's genitals, masturbation, oral-genital contact, digital penetration, and vaginal and anal intercourse. Child sexual abuse is not solely restricted to physical contact; such abuse could include noncontact abuse, such as exposure, voyeurism, and child pornography. Abuse by peers also occurs. Accurate statistics on the prevalence of child and adolescent sexual abuse are difficult to collect because of problems of underreporting and the lack of one definition of what constitutes such abuse. The impact of sexual abuse can range from no apparent effects to very severe ones.
Race and Class in America. Listen to the Show It’s kind of a no-no in America to talk about class.
Our country’s supposed to be classless — this is one of our great national myths. Yet in each of our Monday conversations about race so far, the question of class rules has come up. It’s a challenging, uncomfortable conversation that, with your help, we aim to take head-on this Monday. Here are some of our questions, and we’d like to know how you’d approach them: Katrina put undeniable images of New Orleans’s extreme poverty on the nightly news, but how and where does class show up in your own neighborhood or town or city? Positive Thinking Tips: 10 Ways To Overcome Negativity And Become More Optimistic.
It's tough to argue against the power of positive thinking.
A multitude of studies, data and anecdotal evidence supports the notion that optimists experience less stress, stronger immune systems and overall better health than their Debby Downer counterparts. But it's not always easy to look on the bright side -- in our overbooked and over-connected lives, getting caught up in a cycle of worry, anxiety and negative thoughts is a norm in many of our lives.
One of the many wonderful things about positive thinking is that anyone can acquire it with a little motivation and a sense of humor (and perhaps a daily scroll through posts tagged "positivity" on Tumblr). Click through the slideshow below for 10 tried-and-true tips on busting negativity and taking control over your own happiness. Tell us: Do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist?