Tag: Racism

— Racism —

To All Well-Intentioned, Justice-Loving White and White-Passing People

June 23, 2020
Sahar's Blog To All Well-Intentioned Justice Loving White and White Passing People

I am very grateful to every single vocal Sahar’s Blog reader, inquisitive Instagram follower, fellow TikTok fanatic, and loyal Twitter user for all the opportunities to discuss injustices caused by racism.  I have learned a lot over the years from so many people and I look forward to learning even more over the years to… Read More To All Well-Intentioned, Justice-Loving White and White-Passing People

— Community Building, Empowerement, Racism —

The Simple Yet Arduous Work of an Anti-Racist

June 3, 2020
2020 06 03 Sahar's Blog The Simple Yet Arduous Work of an Anti-Racist

While it seems that things these days are pretty terrible, in many ways, they are not.  There were protests in the 1960s and the 1990s, and I feel like each time, the topic of the elimination of racism was pushed, with great difficulty, at the forefront of people’s minds. There are again protests in 2020,… Read More The Simple Yet Arduous Work of an Anti-Racist

— Book Review, Fiction, Racism, Review, Young Adult —

Book Review: “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight”, by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

July 31, 2019
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About the Authors: Kimberly Jones Kimberly Jones is a former bookseller, and now she Hosts the Atlanta Chapter of the popular Well Read Black Girl book club, as well as the infamous, viral sensation the YA Truth or Dare author panel at the Decatur Book Festival. She has worked in film and television with trailblazing… Read More Book Review: “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight”, by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

— Racism —

In Honor of Honor: Six Things We Can Do In the Wake of the August 2017 Charlottesville Events

May 8, 2018
2018-05-08 Tuesday Community Building In Honor of Honor Six Things We Can Do In the Wake of the August 2017 Charlottesville Events

The dark, August days in 2017 after the events in Charlottesville saw a surge of internauts searching my posts for ideas on how to build vibrant, healthy communities.  In the ensuing exchanges of emails with some of my readers, I came to realise that, although I do not believe in racism, very few posts address… Read More In Honor of Honor: Six Things We Can Do In the Wake of the August 2017 Charlottesville Events

— Community, Community Building, Community Development, Empowerement —

It’s Not Just About School Shootings: The Broader Picture, and What We Can Do

February 23, 2018
2018-02-23 It’s Not Just About School Shootings The Broader Picture, and What We Can Do

This week’s posts were written with the victims of school shootings in mind—from those who died to their families, including those who survived and will carry the trauma with them for a long time. I started off the week with a list of immediately actionable things that each one of us can do.  I then… Read More It’s Not Just About School Shootings: The Broader Picture, and What We Can Do

— Community Building, Racism —

Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

November 22, 2017
Sahar's Blog Cultural Appropriation Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

This post on cultural appropriation inspired some very interesting conversations.  Most interesting was the fact that most reactions came from well-meaning individuals who work hard on eliminating prejudices from their day-to-day lives.  It’s difficult for people like us to realise that, despite all the time, energy, and love we put into this cause, we might… Read More Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

— Community, Community Building, Community Development —

Perceiving Disunity: Just as Dangerous as Disunity Itself?

July 12, 2016
Sahar's Blog 2016 05 24 Perceiving Disunity Just as Dangerous as Disunity Itself

A friend of mine who is from a specific part of the world decided recently to organize a get together only for people from that area, kind of like a missing-home get together.  I thought it was a great idea, until another friend of mine, from another part of the world, pointed out that it… Read More Perceiving Disunity: Just as Dangerous as Disunity Itself?

— Community Building, Personal Development, Racism —

Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

August 4, 2015
Sahar's Blog Cultural Appropriation Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

Last week’s post on cultural appropriation inspired some very interesting conversations. Most interesting was the fact that most reactions came from well-meaning individuals who work hard on eliminating prejudices from their day-to-day lives. It’s difficult for people like us to realise that, despite all the time, energy, and love we put into this cause, we… Read More Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

— Empowerement, Racism —

Are We Unintentionally Appropriating Black Culture? A Difficult but Important Question to Reflect on

July 28, 2015

It’s funny how we can fool ourselves into believing we are doing everything we can only to have our eyes opened—sometimes painfully—by something seemingly minor. I have always prided myself on not being racist. While just like everyone else, I make flash judgments based on experience, I am also very aware of this pattern of… Read More Are We Unintentionally Appropriating Black Culture? A Difficult but Important Question to Reflect on

— Community, Motherhood —

Recasting Concepts, One at a Time: The Non-Monetary Value of Worth

May 19, 2015

Creating a new type of world in which individuals and the community achieve spiritual and material prosperity requires recasting many core fundamental values. This requires that we dig, sometimes quite deeply, into our belief system to verify the implications on which each idea rests. In the case of racism for example, someone might think they… Read More Recasting Concepts, One at a Time: The Non-Monetary Value of Worth