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Increasing Racial Diversity without Affirmative Action
The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.
In This Era of Racial Strife, What Gives Me Hope and Despair?
William Spivey answers audience membersâ questions from Medium Day.
Medium Day Is Almost Here!
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 30: Editorâs Letter, âRespect and Love,â âWhen âNurtureâ Is Anything But,â a quote by JoĂ©l Leon.
Our Human Family to Speak at Medium Day!
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 29: Editorâs Letter, âThere Is But One Fight,â âThe Groveland Four,â âAmerica Is Drunk on Racism,â and a quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Once You See Racism, You Can Never Unsee It
OHF WEEKLY: Vol. 5 No. 28: Editorâs Letter, âWith Racism, Absolution Is Not the Solution,â âWhat âBenefitsâ Accrued to the People Who Gained Skills as Enslaved People?â and a quote by Malcolm X.
How Do âYouâ Vote?
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 27: Editorâs Letter, âVisiting the Free State of George Floyd,â âHumanity on Trial in Minneapolis,â âItâs Not About You. It was Never About You,â a little history about Ocoee, and a quote by Colin Powell.
Feeling My Way through White Spaces
As a Black Britain growing up in the 1980s, I can confidently say microaggressions were and still are accepted today as a way of life.
Americaâs Mad Dash to the Past
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 43: Thoughts on Americaâs rush to return to the past; an exploration of the ways dominant groups portray themselves as heroes in historical narratives; OHF Magazine, No. 3: The Many Lives of Toni Morrison; and an invitation write with us.
When the Lid Blows on Racial Tensions (Part I)
In the first of this two-part series, Peter Faur shares early experiences with racism, the effects of the 1949 Fairground Park riot, and other events that have defined and delineated countless lives in St. Louis.
When the Lid Blows on Racial Tensions (Part II)
Peter Faur on how feeling smug about understanding racial issues is not being honest with oneself, and he shares his tips forconfronting oneâs prejudices and fears.
Itâs Never Too Late
For Black People, Indigenous People, and People of Color, thereâs a world of folks anticipating our failure. We donât need to be one of them. Hereâs a little something to hopefully prop you up and help you on your way.