by Drick Boyd | Sep 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is the third in a series of postings where I share some thoughts on how to talk with the whites in our families, workplaces, organizations and social networks about the difficult topic of race. I don’t claim to be an “expert” on the topic, but rather am one...
by Drick Boyd | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
A New Conversation on RaceSeveral years ago, I joined a group called NewCORE, which stands for New Conversations on Race and Ethnicity. NewCORE came into being after then-Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama delivered the now famous speech, “A More...
by Drick Boyd | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is the first in a series of postings where I share some thoughts on how to talk with the whites in our families, workplaces, organizations and social networks about the difficult topic of race. I don’t claim to be an “expert” on the topic, but rather am one...
by Drick Boyd | Aug 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
In my last blog I wrote about the need for white people like myself to recognize our responsibility to talk with other white people about race, especially in light of current events and the increasing polarization in our nation around issues of race and ethnicity. I...
by Drick Boyd | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ever since the horrific events in Charlottesville, where an angry crowd of mostly young white men spouted neo-Nazi and white supremacist slogans, and violently clashed with those confronting their message and their vitriol, I have been mulling over the deeper...
by Drick Boyd | Jul 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Recently, James Kirylo (Professor of Education, University of South Carolina) and I published Paulo Freire: His Faith, Spirituality and Theology. This book was for me a longtime dream and a labor love that began ten years ago when I wrote a paper on “Paulo Freire’s...
