By Jonathan Greenblatt CEO of the Anti-Defamation League This blog originally appeared on Medium Recent events at the University of Missouri have prompted serious introspection. With the deep hurt and rage caused by the death of an unarmed black 18-year old, Michael Brown, serving as the backdrop to persistent manifestations of racism on Missouri’s flagship campus, young people of color and their allies are
This summer, ADL’s A World of Difference® Institute partnered with the National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis to work with student apprentices from St. Louis Artworks. For the last three years the Institute has teamed up to provide training workshops for Artworks apprentices as part of their learning experience. Topics covered included anti bullying issues, religious diversity,
STRUCTURAL RACISM Getting rid of structural racism August 19, 2014 12:00 am • Karen J. Aroesty For decades, structures have existed that created and sustained Ferguson’s damaged relationship with its police. They have quietly worked their magic, and brought about the shooting of Michael Brown. They are the structures that create unequal and overwhelmingly disparate outcomes between black and
A REFLECTION ON BEARING WITNESS 2014 Kathleen Stinehart, Ursuline Academy, Theology Department Before I had kids, I was not aware of the brain’s amazing ability to remember every lyric to every Disney song ever written. Because my girls loved Pocahontas, one of those songs is Colors of the Wind. As is so often the case, when you get a line
The A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute visits Webster University On April 10, students in Dr. Mercedes Stephenson’s Introduction to Multicultural Studies class ventured outside their comfort zones for an eye-opening mini-workshop led by the project director for the ADL’s A World of Difference Institute, Tabari Coleman. Mr. Coleman frequently travels around the region leading diversity education and training events for
