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Privilege and Race

Read more about the article Reading Black Literature as American Literature

Reading Black Literature as American Literature

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 1, 2023
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I first read Toni Morrison’s Beloved in high school. It was one of the only books I had ever read by a Black author. I loved it. I went on…

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Read more about the article Active Listening in the Wake of Tyre Nichols

Active Listening in the Wake of Tyre Nichols

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 31, 2023
  • Post category:Healing/Privilege and Race
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In the wake of the violent death of Tyre Nichols – a young man who died as a result of injuries sustained due to a traffic stop by five police…

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Read more about the article 3 Reasons I’m Grateful for the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.

3 Reasons I’m Grateful for the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 16, 2023
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wasn’t a perfect man. He didn’t have unflagging faith. His faith began as a more abstract intellectual pursuit and became more and more personal…

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Read more about the article The Insidious Racism of Assimilation
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The Insidious Racism of Assimilation

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 21, 2022
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Assimilation is an insidious form of racism and sexism and ableism and all the other isms.  It’s subtle, because it comes in the form of an invitation, not an explicit…

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Read more about the article People to Follow Across the Political Divides

People to Follow Across the Political Divides

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 9, 2022
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As we reach the other side of the 2022 elections—our country as polarized as ever—I want to offer some suggestions for people to follow who offer a different way through…

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Read more about the article How Can I Practice NOT Proving My Worth?
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How Can I Practice NOT Proving My Worth?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 4, 2022
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How do you actively move towards being the beloved rather than working hard to prove your worth?  What practices do you recommend for people who are trying to resist the…

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Read more about the article Norman Rockwell Museum: Illustrating Race

Norman Rockwell Museum: Illustrating Race

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 27, 2022
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What do advertisements and illustrations and magazine covers tell us about who we are as a society? When does an image become sentimental because it conveys hope without sorrow? When…

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Read more about the article S6 E4 | The Beauty of Life Together with Willie James Jennings

S6 E4 | The Beauty of Life Together with Willie James Jennings

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  • Post published:October 18, 2022
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   "The challenge is to trust again the beauty of life together.” Professor and author Willie James Jennings talks with Amy Julia Becker about the beauty, promise, and hope of…

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Read more about the article White Picket Fences Turns 4!

White Picket Fences Turns 4!

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 3, 2022
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White. Economically stable. Cares about other people. Doesn’t like social divisions. Doesn’t know what to do about those divisions. Afraid that trying to do anything will just be an exercise…

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Read more about the article Where Have I Tolerated Disease?
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Where Have I Tolerated Disease?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 13, 2022
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I need to have two teeth extracted. Two back molars, to be more precise. It’s a new chapter in an old story. I had root canals on those teeth in…

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