Black-led resistance to state and white vigilante violence is not new. Professor Winston Grady-Willis, chair of Black Studies at Skidmore, recounts stories of Black-led resistance from another period of widespread rebellion in U.S. history, the 1960s, in his book “Challenging US Apartheid: Atlanta and Black Struggles for Human Rights, 1960-1977.”
Read moreBlack Residents’ Concerns about Systemic Racism Met by Disregard during Saratoga Springs Community Forum
A virtual community forum hosted on Wednesday evening by the Saratoga Springs Police Department and city Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton, has garnered deep frustration from the community members in attendance.
Read moreAmplifying BIPOC Voices
Skidmore is an overwhelmingly white college, and most of us have never experienced racism and never will. We are the ones that have taken part and benefitted from the deeply rooted racism in our country. The resources are already out there, and have been for a while. White folks need to take responsibility, listen and learn, and do the research to become anti-racist individuals. It is hard. it is uncomfortable. We must do it anyway.
Read moreDr. Beverly Tatum Speaks at Skidmore College
On Thursday Oct. 12, Beverly Daniel Tatum was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letter by Skidmore College. Tatum, an academic leader and distinguished author, spoke about her book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations about Race.
Read moreStudents, Not Administrators, Hold the Key To Inclusion
What this board sees is a shortfall in the way students are trying to improve the way we embrace diversity on this campus. Race issues didn't appear overnight and they won't disappear overnight.
Read moreEditorial: Classroom Conversations Cripple Dissent
Since we are a primarily liberal, democratic school, progressive professors often express their personal ideals and political thoughts in a way that suggests they believe all students in the classroom will inevitably share their views on issues like race and politics. Subsequently, our community tends to only embrace one way of thinking.
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