Boston's Anti-Racist's My Knapsack Is Not Invisible Group

Michael M http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/a/1/d/member_12099453.jpeg http://www.meetup.com/Antiracists/members/10972956/
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Boston's Anti-Racist's My Knapsack Is Not Invisible Group http://www.meetup.com/Antiracists/ http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/1/4/d/global_17828525.jpeg 20100909

Boston, MA 02108

Location:

Brighton, MAUSA 02135

Member since:

January 21, 2012

Introduction

Hi my name is Michael. I have little to say other than this topic is quite literally my life. I've spent the majority of my life post-undergrad studying (library) this subject and those that surround this topic. I'm in search of community and allies.

Did you believe racism has been erradicated?

I'll keep it simple and say, no.

Did you believe that whiteness plays a major role in racism?

Not only that, but I believe that Whiteness (and subsequently all colorized racial designations) is socially constructed and harms White people in addition to people of color.

Who is your favorite author that writes about racism? Why?

W.E.B Dubois because he's brilliant and a pioneer. His credentials speak volumes (though they shouldn't matter) but his voice speaks louder. His stance on education and his ability to articulate the plight of Black people in this country contemporaneously was prophetic. Beverly Daniel Tatum ("Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?") because she brilliantly began a very constructive conversation using a very simple but provocative question that stood out in a time when we as a nation were prompted by our President to have these conversations--making it harder to stand out. She establishes the issues and presents great solutions. Of course you can't ignore Michael Eric Dyson or Tim Wise who both speak and write brilliantly on the subject. Additionally, the real writers on racism weren't speaking about it from a sociological vantage point. They were speaking in acutely personal terms: Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou

What Michael M is saying about this Meetup Group

This is exactly what needs to be happening all over the city

Zachary Bos

Good to meet you. Here's that essay -- really, a review -- I mentioned, though it wasn't in Boston Review -- it was by a guy who works *for* BR. http://criticalflame.org/nonfiction/0...

Jan 31, 2012 9:30 PM
MitchL

Great to see you here man! I think you're gonna like this group.

Jul 11, 2011 12:46 AM
Yustina

Hi,
Richard Wright and Toni Morrison are among my favorite writers. I just joined the group and trying to find people with similar 'influences'... :)

Apr 22, 2010 12:30 AM