The Wicked Convenience of Climate Change -- XOTV Weekly
Hello, wonderful XOTV-lovers! It is such a joy to share this newsletter with you. Jayla Hodge is here with part two of her three-part Wicked Convenience series. Read more below.
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The Wicked Convenience of Racial Equity
This summer, the murder of George Floyd, and countless other Black/ African Americans helped shine a light onto one of America’s greatest recurring downfalls; the deeply embedded racism thats apart of the everyday fabric of life for BIPOC communities.
It has always been convenient for white Americans to ignore this ugly fabric. None of the inequities and brutality against BIPOC/marginalized identities are new- they have simply been brought into the spotlight through the brightness of phones and tv screens.
For the first time in this country's history, it is impossible to turn a blind eye. Magnitudes of videos now circulate on social media feeds and broadcasted on news stations. The blood splotched fabric is no longer just visible to the marginalized identities who have been forced beneath its foulness. It's been made unavoidably visible to all.
During the last 30 years, racism was allowed to thrive in the shadow of convenience disguised as ignorism. Seemly, with the election of the nation's first Black President, many adopted a false mentality that we had become a post-racist society. It was believed if we did not talk about race it would not be a problem- at least to those privileged enough to ignore it...read more.
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And lastly, we are partnered with the wonderful Culturs to create this newsletter. Culturs is the home for people who straddle the intersections of Race, Ethnicity, culture, home and more. To read about the effects of whiteness from Cori Wong, read their article here.