Category: Anti-Racism Is a Verb

One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Use Art To Know The Problem We All Live With

By Sara McCabe Vice President of Campus Services I remember being very young the first time my mom took me to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. It was 33 years ago, and I can still vividly remember staring at the painting of Ruby Bridges. I was conflicted, feeling both intrigued and confused. She…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Appreciate Black Ingenuity

By Diana Duqette Family Support Specialist Black innovators are responsible for inventions that have changed our daily lives, including the way we eat, prepare and store food. In fact, food is such an important part of our existence that I’m willing to bet that many of you don’t realize that ways that Black inventors have…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Know The Roots of Intersectionality

By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture, Chief Diversity Officer We often remember Sojourner Truth for her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, but her legacy includes more than public speaking. After she escaped a plantation with her daughter, Truth successfully won a court case regarding her son being illegally sold into slavery. As…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Learn The History of School Desegregation

By Eric L. Masi, Ed.D President & CEO Many in Massachusetts remember or have studied the horrible stories of school desegregation in Boston. I didn’t grow up here but experienced a different kind of desegregation when I lived in Arlington, Virginia in the mid-1960s. In the fall of 1965, I started eighth grade at Gunston…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Celebrate Black History Month By Doing The Work

Sara McCabe, LICSW Vice President of Campus Services she/her/hers Dear White People, In honor of Black History Month we are calling on you to #DoTheWork! Let’s use the inspiration and words of Rachel Cargle, author and academic, to help us get started. Rachel states “Once again, this Black History Month I’m not using my platform…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Educate Yourself on the Laws & Push for Change

By Amy Hogarth Director of Recruitment and Inclusion We are thrilled that the new administration is giving racial equity respect and attention – there is no time to waste when it comes to systemic change. It is invigorating to see our leaders who have white privilege use that privilege to take steps to empower folx…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Black Women Are at the Forefront of Social Change, Follow Them

Michelle Hillman Marketing & Communication Manager On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the late icon’s daughter, Bernice King, reminded people to honor the contributions her mother made to the Civil Rights Movement. As you honor my father today, please honor my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Reflect On The Beloved Community

Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture As we wait to see the first Black and Asian woman be inaugurated Vice President of the United States today, it can be tough to reconcile it with the images we saw on January 6th. This seeming conflict was not unforeseen by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Reflections on MLK Day

B By Molly Fadden, Department of People and Culture intern Today we celebrated civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. by paying tribute to his life and legacy. This year many traditional MLK Day events were held virtually, allowing us to reflect on Dr. King’s words and actions while safely social distancing. Below is an…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Know The Difference Between Cancel Culture & Public Accountability

By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture Yesterday Representative Jim Jordan called the second impeachment of President Trump an extension of “cancel culture” and then he called for unity. Calling an impeachment of a president for inciting an insurrection cancel culture is a bit like calling the insurrection itself a disagreement. At minimum…
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