By Chloe Irizarry-Nelson Racial Justice Department Intern, YWCA Madison As a multiracial girl growing up in a diverse and largely low-income neighborhood on Long Island, I learned about the concept of race at a young age. I first learned a part of my identity when my mother and grandmother told me that I was Puerto… Continue Reading Finding My Identity
By Sarah Dugan YWCA Bergen’s healingSPACE Violence begins with oppression, and oppression is motivated by power. In society, there is one specific group that holds power: white men. This is not to say that all white men purposefully maintain positions of power over other groups of people; rather, this power is a privilege that was… Continue Reading Giving Women a Voice
By Qudsia Jafree Senior Policy & Advocacy Associate, Racial Justice and Civil Rights This week, the U.S. has been involved in an important, nationwide conversation about racial profiling and civil rights. This conversation has involved voices from every side of the political and social spectrum, discussing everything from Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law and when/to… Continue Reading Some Things to Remember as We Talk about Race, Identity and Trayvon Martin
By Jeff Nall Truthout | Op-Ed As a college-educated, heterosexual, white, male American citizen I know something about (unearned) privilege. But being poor – for the last three years our family of five has lived on, and continues to live on, well under $30,000 annually – has also taught me that a social analysis that… Continue Reading It’s Time for the Poor to Come Out of the Plutocracy’s Closet of Shame
by Sylvia Ferrell-Jones President and CEO, YWCA Boston This week marks Boston’s third year participating in a national YWCA movement – Stand Against Racism. We join with YWCAs across the nation to show that racism still exists and that it cannot be ignored or tolerated. I am a positive and pragmatic person, so like to… Continue Reading Standing for Racial Equality