A local non-profit known as Rid Racism Milwaukee is honoring four women in the metro Milwaukee area with a "Spotlight Award" for the work they do to advance racial equity.
• The Great Gatherings for Black Lives Matter
The diverse marches to end police violence brought together black, brown, white, old and young, gay and straight by the tens of thousands across the country and around the world to demand justice and respect for our Black brothers and sisters.
• The Great Frontline Heroes of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Doctors, nurses, technicians, service people, teachers, mail carriers, grocery clerks, firefighters – the list goes on and on of people who are risking their lives for the rest of us in the midst of this pandemic.
Words of Dr. King and music performed by local actors and musicians including Andre Lee Ellis, DiMonte Henning, Dorothy James, David Nunley, Juli Wood, Robin Pluer.
Milwaukee s Promise
Interested in learning more about racism? There are a lot of great books on race, race relations and white privilege.
If you want to learn more about racism, race relations or the history of oppression in the U.S., there are a host of resources and organizations.
James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Published
11:38 am UTC Jan. 22, 2021
With the explosion of the Black Lives Matter movement in what some have called a Year of Racial Reckoning, many Americans are reading more books and seeking more information to understand race relations, racism and white privilege.
Blacks may be trying to learn about their history, or find support and validation for their experiences. Whites and others may be trying to gain a better understanding of why things are the way they are, and how they might become allies.