When I saw 12 Years a Slave, the overriding impression that came through for me was the intense psychological drive of many of the white characters in the film to extract total submission and obedience from the black men and women they held in bondage. It wasn’t enough that …
by Christopher Bowers The mission of Racial Justice Allies of Sonoma County has been to create a space in which white people can explore their social position, work to be better allies to people of color and develop a sense of responsibility for the manifestations of racism. Responsibility. Response-ability. It …
At a recent Racial Justice Allies meeting we were talking about how to be an effective ally and a member mentioned her friend who had allied herself with the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, “an organization of Afrikans in America/New Afrikans whose mission is to defend the human rights of our …