OHF Magazine, Issue No. 4: The White Issue
Oppression and White Supremacy in America
Oppression and White Supremacy in America
It takes more than simply hiring someone to address issues within an organization. It takes a top-down commitment to be part of that change.
What do you do when they cross the line?
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 34: Editor’s letter on allyship, racial equity, racism, and inclusion; plus a quote by Iyanla Vanzant.
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 33: Editor’s Letter, “Remember When You Couldn’t Call Out a Racist? I Do.”, and a quote by Oprah Winfrey.
If the disease “is greed and the struggle for power,” then it is greed and the struggle for power anywhere that we must fight.
With the death of Carolyn Bryant, the last living of Emmett Till’s killers, can America surrender even a little of her rage in the absence of Till’s due justice?
If Black people can develop and refine metaphors to understand the white experience (in all of its constituent complexity, pain and privilege), how is it that white people are excused from understanding the Black experience?
Our Human Family’s new book “Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together” is an informal and informative guide to becoming an effective ally.
OHF WEEKLY: Vol. 5 No. 28: Editor’s Letter, “With Racism, Absolution Is Not the Solution,” “What ‘Benefits’ Accrued to the People Who Gained Skills as Enslaved People?” and a quote by Malcolm X.
Depending on where they were, formerly enslaved people could indeed utilize those skills, but it rarely worked out well for even the most skilled among them.
Some of us are trying to share the reality, ramifications, and human costs of racism. And others aren't looking to problem solve. They’re looking to be set free of any responsibility for the problem.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 27: Editor’s Letter, “Visiting the Free State of George Floyd,” “Humanity on Trial in Minneapolis,” “It’s Not About You. It was Never About You,” a little history about Ocoee, and a quote by Colin Powell.
In the Free State of George Floyd, the freedom mentioned is more aspirational than real. Black people—and Minnesotans—are no better off than before.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 26: Editor’s Letter, “What Ideologues Don’t Want You to Know about Immigration,” Write with Us, and a quote by Zora Neale Hurston.