Reflections for White Women Committed to Racial Justice
As you are seeing yourself in Amy Cooper and the ways that the words and tears of white women can...
May 27, 2020
2020
Inclusion and Equity Leadership Spotlight: Relando Thompkins-Jones
In this video, I share some of the experiences and motivations that inform my own social justice journey, as well as my work as Director of Social Justice Education and Special Assistant for Inclusive Consulting at Grand Valley State University.
May 27, 2020
Amy Cooper
The only threat to Amy Cooper’s dog was Amy Cooper. “I’m going to tell them there’s an African American man...
May 26, 2020
Article: “Social justice workshops engage participants in critical dialogues”
Here’s a brief profile from GV Next that also serves to invite members of the campus community to upcoming workshops...
March 5, 2020
Article: “GV offers Social Justice Education to students and faculty”
Sharing some press representing my unit of Social Justice Education and spreading the word about upcoming events. “Director of Social...
January 20, 2020
2019
Panelist: The Tensions Between Free Speech and Inclusion
Here’s a clipping from a news article covering a recent panel I was on that focused on the tensions between free...
November 25, 2019
On “Crazy Hair Day”: A Letter to Daycare
To be Black and raise Black children comes with a lifetime commitment to safeguarding their physical and emotional safety as...
September 18, 2019
Whiteness and Double Standards
I’ve been talking a lot lately about the connections between the ways we’re socialized and our understanding of implicit bias....
July 28, 2019
Updates in Social Justice Education
Although I’m aware of the existence of a few Social Justice Education units on college campuses across the country, I’m...
June 15, 2019
Workplace Burnout
Recently, a colleague shared an article with me that made them consider the importance of self-care and work-life balance. I’ll...
May 30, 2019
