New Articles

  1. Black Lives Matter – where are we now and what can you do?

    Created On: 04/22/2021
    The article cites research suggesting a decline in support for the Black Lives Matter Movement as of November 2020. The author acknowledges what changes...

  2. 1619

    Created On: 04/22/2021
    The 1619 Project and its accompanying podcast "1619" aim to show how the the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans play a key...

  3. Racial Discrimination in Face Recognition Technology

    Created On: 04/15/2021
    This blog post describes the ways in which facial recognition technology is inequitable. The technology is much more accurate for white men than for dar...

  4. The Difference Between Cultural Exchange and Cultural Appropriation

    Created On: 04/15/2021
    The author explores the line between appropriate forms of cultural exchange and patterns of appropriation, within the lens of western culture. While the...

  5. DSURJ Resource Curation

    Created On: 03/08/2021
    The Research and Resources group of DSURJ is working to develop a resource database that uplifts and supports the voices of BIPOC leaders in the sphere of activism to move white people to local, accountable, anti-racist action. In service of this g...

  6. Our Liberation is Bound Together

    Created On: 03/04/2021
    An exploration of how non-Black People of Color (POC) and white people can radically collaborate to dismantle anti-Blackness. The article has three part...

  7. When black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs

    Created On: 03/04/2021
    A call to action for white people to do deeper self-examination and examination of the systems they are complicit in and engage in the work of dismantli...

  8. You shouldn’t need a Harvard degree to survive birdwatching while Black

    Created On: 03/01/2021
    Often, when an innocent black person is harassed (or worse), people (usually white people) reinforce the black person’s innocence by noting their educat...

  9. We don't get to say "This isn't us"

    Created On: 03/01/2021
    The attempted takeover of the Capitol was only the latest manifestation of white people becoming angry when things don't go their way, and we shouldn't ...

  10. Us vs them: the sinister techniques of ‘Othering’ – and how to avoid them

    Created On: 03/01/2021
    It is common for white folx to refer to marginalized groups using us/them language, which is problematic for a lot of reasons, mostly because it contrib...