I thought it might be worthwhile to offer an excerpt from Living in the Tension (Chapter 2) that provides a set of 10 approaches that might be useful when trying to remain present and open during critical conversations about race that challenge one’s self-concept....
What follows is an incomplete version of a speech I delivered at the Rochester YWCA – Person 2 Person Graduation Dinner on June 21, 2016. I am posting it because a number of people asked me for the full transcript following the event....
Meeting the expectations set forth by both spiritual and racial justice circles is easier said than done. Staying in the dialogue, however, and working to find a path through the challenge is essential for collective well-being and social transformation....
When I began writing the first draft of Living in the Tension I figured I should explain to the reader about my own spiritual philosophy and how it influences my approach to racial justice....
This is the first review I have received for Living in the Tension....
john a. powell is a legal scholar, civil rights activist, and all-around brilliant human being. Here are some words from him, delivered via a mass e-newsletter as we approached 2016, that are worth deep consideration and sharing....
10 things white teachers should build capacity to do in their classrooms....
Here is my list of 7 things that should be done by white people who see the minefield and are hesitant to enter cross-race dialogue....
Write a love letter to a white anti-racist who inspires you. So simple, so elegant, something I have never done. This is a beautiful reminder of the need to not only believe in justice and the value of community, but to act on those beliefs, to allow them to be evident in day-to-day practice....
This race/class privilege allows me to go about my days in relative ignorance of what others’ experience and how it shapes their moods, interactions, and attitudes about our city....