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Changing the Game: Explaining Exclusion, Tolerance, Inclusion and Belonging to Fourth Graders (and the rest of us!)

Post published:October 10, 2019
Post category:Disability Down Syndrome Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

How do communities move from simply including people with disabilities to giving people with disabilities a sense of belonging alongside their typical peers? Many communities have already moved away from…

Finding Myself in Amber Guyger

Post published:October 9, 2019
Post category:Current Events Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Botham Jean was an unarmed black man sitting in his home when Amber Guyger, a white former police officer, shot him. In her trial, Guyger claimed that she had accidentally…

Why I Disagree with The National Review about the 1619 Project

Post published:October 3, 2019
Post category:Podcast Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I wrote recently about the 1619 Project by the New York Times. The name of the project comes from the year that the first African captives were sold as slaves…

AJB Recommends: Books and Podcasts on the Legacy of Slavery

Post published:September 27, 2019
Post category:AJB Recommends Books Podcast Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I’ve focused on the content of the 1619 Project this week, and I want to recommend a few additional podcasts, articles, and books for anyone who wants to explore more…

The 1619 Project and True History

Post published:September 25, 2019
Post category:Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Perhaps, like me, you’ve read the New York Times 1619 Project or listened to the podcast. I’ve appreciated the thoughts and conversations they have sparked around the ongoing legacy of…

Guest Podcast: Amy Julia Becker on Susie Larson

Post published:September 19, 2019
Post category:Podcast Privilege and Race
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Earlier this week, I spoke on the Midday with Susie Larson Radio Show on Faith Radio. Here I share some thoughts on that interview and a link where you can…

Responding to the Immigration Crisis with Your Head, Heart, and Hands

Post published:September 18, 2019
Post category:Current Events Faith Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

This post, one in a series about my time in El Paso (check out the other posts here and here), offers ways that you can respond to the immigration crisis,…

The Kids are Not Okay – Reflections from the Southern Border

Post published:September 13, 2019
Post category:Current Events Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

The kids are not okay is the quickest way to say it. Despite changes, when it comes to the impact of US policy on immigrant children we must realize there…

Good Samaritan – Welcome the Stranger

Post published:September 11, 2019
Post category:Current Events Faith Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

The United States’ immigration crisis is on the forefront of my mind after a recent visit to El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. In this post (the first of a…

Backstage Thoughts on Privilege: Q Ideas

Post published:September 6, 2019
Post category:Disability Privilege and Race
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Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I had a chance to share "backstage thoughts" at the Q conference. After I shared with the crowd, I spoke more about living life behind white picket fences and the…

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