Do we really know how to talk about racism?
The protests have flooded the streets and social networks were stained black a few days ago. We have seen avalanches of messages of support and acts of solidarity and, in the face of incidents, the National Museum of African American History and Culture has decided to advance its plans: Talking About Race arrives, a space in which to learn to talk (really) about racism.
The destructive impact of racism not only affects society, but advances stealthily, but quickly in economics, politics or culture . The key, as always, is in education. A) Yes, Talking About Race was born to give tools to parents, teachers and anyone committed to equality.
Talking About Race Opens Doors to Information on Racial Identity and Equality
More than 100 multimedia resources available to users so as not to stay on the surface, to dig, reflect and be able to address the problem with the arguments on the table. For children or adults, the Museum opens the doors to depth of racial identity.
It is precisely this superficial knowledge that keeps us behind when it comes to talking about race . The fear of being wrong, of providing the wrong data, makes us adopt a discreet position, whose solution lies in one thing only: information.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
In its first contact, Talking About Race presents eight topics of special importance to start the conversation : being anti-racist, bias, community development, historical foundations of race, racial identity, self-care, social identities and systems of oppression, and white supremacy.
On the web, the information appears for you to treat from a personal point of view, as a parent, or as a teacher . From there they happen videos, chronicles, academic archives available to any user, since the portal is completely free.
To educate children or ourselves, it is essential to delve into a subject that requires much more depth than we think, or know.
Among the resources, right now is the conference Racism in America: A Story in Three Acts, the chronicle How Race Survived American History , or excerpts from news programs analyzing the biased language of politicians to escape racism and sexism , among a long list of tools.
Talking About Race is a vast archive of documentation attacking any and all issues influenced by racism. After decades of research, studies and consultations , the portal sees the light at the right time, with work sustained by activists, historians, opinion leaders and other experts.
The Museum invites users to stroll through history, education, psychology and human development . It supposes, not only a powerful instrument to initiate the dialogue, but a loudspeaker to say "enough".
Talking About Race broadens our perspective to create a loudspeaker.