By Molly Rush I recently began thinking about a number of black activists, many of whom may be forgotten. I came to know some of them through my work with the Catholic […]
A Turn to the Left
By Bette McDevitt (Photo caption: Bill Wegener. Photo credit: Bette McDevitt) One day, thirty years ago, Mel Madden, a member of the Merton Center, now deceased, brought his out-of-town friend to have […]
The Masters
June 5, 2017 – By Crystal Faldalen You tell my story without turning my page My race, my body, my income, my age become your headline, hashtag no apology Posting principles […]
CULTURE WATCH: Musing on Intersectionality, Politics and Culture
May 4, 2017 By Jo Tavener Kimberlé Crenshaw is professor of law at UCLA and Columbia Law School; she is also a pioneer in critical race theory. In her 2016 TED Talk, […]
Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
May 3, 2017 By Krithika Pennathur Perception and Deception. These are the words I would use to describe the ways in which we, as a society, think about identity. Specifically, the ways […]
I Am Not Your Indian Girl
April 18, 2017 By Krithika Saraswathy Pennathur Going to a predominantly white high school presented a new set of experiences for me. Being in an environment where you were the only […]
Man, I Feel Like a Woman!
April 10, 2017 By Krithika Pennathur What does it mean to be a woman? This is a question many women ask themselves everyday. We are overwhelmed with photoshopped images which tell us […]
Beauty and Boldness
March 20, 2017 By Krithika Pennathur When I think about beauty, I sometimes want to cry. Surrounded by eurocentric beauty standards in magazines and attending predominantly white schools, I find myself struggling […]
Reconciliation
March 2, 2017 By Krithika Pennathur My voice is hindered when you tell me that i am not Enough because of my identity. -these thoughts below are my way of reconciling with […]
The Homogenization of Asian America
July 28, 2016 By Vivian Le In the past decade, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have become the fastest growing racial group in the United States. Comprising around 5.8% of the […]
