'However much ... indicators suggest that lasting change may be possible, that can only happen if there is also a serious, collective shift in how White Americans engage with the subject of reparations,' Jennifer Harvey writes for CNNOpinion
Jennifer Harvey is a professor of religion at Drake University. She is the author of"Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation, 2nd ed." and"Raising White Kids: Bringing up Children in a Racially Unjust America." The views expressed here are the author's. Read more opinion on CNN.
People keep asking of the ongoing wave of racial reckoning,"Is this moment different?" No wonder. Daily, public actions against racism across the nation haven't ceased -- even in small cities like mine in Iowa, one of the Whitest states in the nation. Then there are the signs White Americans are coming into different awareness about the depth of our national racial crisis and the moral urgency of injustice. A June Monmouth University poll showed 71% of Americans now agree that"racism and discrimination are a 'big problem,'" a surge of 26 percentage points since 2015. According to Pew, 67% of Americans either strongly or somewhat support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Racially colorblind? Artist says color is what makes people beautiful 00:58As I have explored more fully in my own work, none of this focus has brought collective transformation. It hasn't led on a wide scale to more authentic interracial relationships or to more multiracial churches -- which remain statistically as racially separate today as before the civil rights movement. More importantly, it hasn't meaningfully challenged systemic racism in society at large.
Nikole Hannah-Jones on the case for reparations 05:13Remembering these responses to organized calls for systemic disruption of white supremacy's legacy is deeply relevant right now and to all of us, whether we are religious or not. Racial reconciliation may be the language of Christianity, but"diversity and inclusion" or even"inclusive excellence" are nonreligious versions of essentially the same thing.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
This One Change May Immeasurably Transform Your LifeEveryone has the ability to change, but that doesn't mean it's ever easy. Here's what needs to happen to make sure it sticks.
Weiterlesen »
Chip and Joanna Gaines are Returning to TV With a 'Fixer Upper' RebootThe couple is returning to their television roots -- with one big change.
Weiterlesen »
One death every 80 seconds: The grim new toll of COVID-19 in America“It will go away like things go away,' President Trump claimed. Joe Biden says Trump is living in a world of delusion.
Weiterlesen »
Girls Aloud branded 'five dogs without b*lls' by Charlotte Church in savage spatGirls Aloud and Charlotte Church had one of the most vicious fall-outs in pop history after a row over their sound
Weiterlesen »
Gillian Welch’s Appalachian music has a sombre powerAs America hurls itself back towards an imagined past, Gillian Welch has refashioned the real one to fit America’s anxious present
Weiterlesen »
Opinion | Fear and Loathing in Covid AmericaFrom WSJopinion: Public panic and media scorn are shutting down important debates about how to tackle the virus, writes Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo
Weiterlesen »