Listen ~ The Black color just pisses some people off! It simply infuriates them. It’s got nothing to do with why. There’s no “why” to it. They just shake and bubble with anger. You can’t ask them “Why?”, ‘cause there’s no “Because!” It’s an actual, physical bubble-up of pain, anger, resentment, “piss-off-ed-ness.” They would aggress [...]
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BLACK SKIN
Posted in African American, Black, diversity, education, multicultural, Oppression on January 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
What if all the Kids Were White – huh! Would Diversity Still be Important?
Posted in diversity, multicultural on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was at a meeting recently and this White guy, about 5’ 11”, 200lbs, starting his rotund process, steps right under my chin and declares: “What if all the kids were White huh! There wouldn’t be a need for all this diversity crap, right?” So I ordered two cups of coffee…decaf for him. We sat. [...]
DIVERSITY HIRING: 2
Posted in African American, college, diversity, education, hiring, multicultural, technical college on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is not my blog. I picked it up off Blogspot this morning. It is a post by Dean Dad. The entire blog is reposted here for your review. The response (below) is mine. Enjoy! Diversity Hiring I’m on the horns of a dilemma here, and I’m hoping that crowdsourcing the problem might lead to a [...]
Dear Dr. Al – Ebony
Posted in Black, diversity, multicultural on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q: Ebony has been taught that she is not worthy. She has responded by becoming addicted to heroin. Now, in her efforts at recovery, she has reached out to me and other adults. She wants to be worthy. She doesn’t know how. She is a female Brer Rabbit who thinks she needs to trick people and [...]
Self-Identity & Academic Success: Diversity
Posted in African American, Black, chief diversity officer, Cultural Identity, diversity, Diversity- In Reality, education, higher education, inclusive excellence, multicultural, Success, Uncategorized, tagged African American, Cultural Identity, diversity, education, multicultural, race and ethnicity, Self Identity on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The coyote knew full well that despite his best efforts and the strongest ACME (sp) product available to him, there was no way he would ever catch the fleeting road-runner. An anvil would crush him, he would fall into a deep chasm, or if all failed – they would go to commercial. He knew it. His wife knew it. [...]
Male AA Success at Predominantly White Institutions
Posted in African American, Black, diversity, higher education, inclusive excellence, multicultural, students, Success, tagged African American, diversity, inclusive excellence, multicultural, multiculturalism, Success on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Results indicated that successful male AA students;
a. found/created social enclaves within the environment of the university,
b. only engaged with the university to get specific needs satisfied,
c. retained very close ties with their home environment (parents and/or friends),
d. suggested that they saw themselves as representatives of friends, family, or cultural group that did not have that opportunity, and
e. were committed to a sense of deferred gratification – each was going through current discomfort for a better tomorrow.
Unless…
Posted in diversity, education, inclusive excellence, multicultural, students, tagged diversity, education, higher education, inclusive excellence, multicultural, multiculturalism, race on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Unless we come to grips with the fact that education has shifted from a process of learning to a process of readying for employment…we will continue to struggle.
Until we make a concerted effort to search for competence (if we know how to define and recognize it) rather than comfort (to make us feel safe)…we will continue to struggle.
