Reparations?
/Should the topic of Reparations be a topic discussed on the election platform?
You want to get the conversation on race started? Here are monthly questions designed to help you have an open and honest dialogue, with friends, family, and/or community. This is a platform for you to address undoing racism.
Environmental Racism
/How do we as a society combat environmental injustices? As we speak to date, the Standing Rock Reservation is fighting to stop the transfer of oil up under their main water source (i.e. Missouri Rives) and residents of Flint Michigan still does not have access to clean water; they are still in crisis.
Reverse racism?
/Do you know what reverse racism is? How has this term effected you personally?
History Lesson! Independent research.
/What was the Age of Exploration and what was its lasting effects on the Indigenous populations of the Americas? Do up think that this past global event affects you in some shape or form?
For Parents!
/Are you having “the conversation” with your child(ren)? If so, when did you start? If not, why not?
Race, conversation and your child?
/Are you having the conversation on racism with your child/ren?
Latino voice?
/Why are we as a nation not inclusive and empathetic to the plight of the Latino community? When they ask for help why do we not listen and/or help?
Thanksgiving - holiday or day of mourning?
/Should the true conception of Thanksgiving be taught in secondary education?
Racism and mental Illness
/Do you think racism is a mental illness or an inherent part of human nature?
Racism course?
/Should a course on racism be taught in schools?
Humanity, Race and Man Made Laws
/Is race a factor in the caging of the Indigenous (I.e. Latino) children on the US border states? Does man made laws trump morality and humanity's responsibility to one another?
Conversation Ready?
/Are we as a nation supposed to wait until "we are ready" to talk about race? To wait until most of the nation "feels comfortable?"
Dismantling racism in school
/How do we protect our children in the school system from racism? What solutions do you think will work?
Should racism be talked about and taught in schools or only in homes?
/There is a common theme that surfaces during the conversation of race. That theme being that racism is taught at home. If this is true then who bears the responsibility of addressing it? Home or the educational system?
Race talk at work?
/Should racism be discussed in the work environment? If not there, then where?
Shifting the Paradigm back to our Humanity
/How do we shift our mindset back to empathy for one another in order to dismantle racism?
Women's March: A fragile sisterhood?
/Can a newly established sisterhood (Women's March 2017) withstand the complexities with problems concerning racism that it has?
What is Racism?
/Do you know what the true meaning or definition of racism is? How does this term relate to you and the people that surround you?
Boycotting for Racism
/Is boycotting a sport to combat racism effective in bringing attention to the issue of race?
The biggest threat to the US? Racism
/Do you think the biggest threat to the US is Racism? If you do not agree explain why - the same if you do agree.
Allie