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3/8/2024
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What’s Wrong with White Feminism?
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 6 NO. 6 Editor's Letter, “My Reflections on Racism: An Irish Approach,” “Black Women's Integral Role in the Women's Suffrage Movement,” and a quote by Meghan Markle. OHF
3/8/2024
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My Reflections on Racism: An Irish Approach
Educator and poet Sylvia Wohlfarth shares her thoughts on racism in light of Ireland's plans to become free of racial discrimination. OHF WEEKLY My Reflections on Racism: An Irish Approach By
3/6/2024
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Are You Old, Daddy?
Parents' opinion of diversity — age, race, and sexual orientation, for example — inform our children's ability to manage the stress of the US's culture wars. OHF WEEKLY Are You Old, Daddy?
3/4/2024
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Why Black History Month 2024 is the Most Important Ever
We are increasingly seeing school boards removing books for review based on organized complaints from parents who mostly haven't read the books. OHF WEEKLY Why Black History Month 2024 is the Most
3/4/2024
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Black History Yesterday, Today, and Forever
OHF WEEKLY VOL 6 NO 3 On Black History writ large and small in the world and in our lives. OHF WEEKLY Black History Yesterday, Today, and Forever By The OHF Weekly Editors • 10 Feb 2024 • Comment View
3/4/2024
10 : 14
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Fond Valentine's Day wishes to you and your beloveds, a poem by luminous Nikki Giovanni, and links to articles on love–OHF Weekly style. OHF WEEKLY Happy Valentine's Day! By The OHF Weekly
3/4/2024
10 : 14
Anti-Racism 101: Own Your Racism
Point out sexist or homophobic behaviour, and white people will try to laugh it off. But racism? They're outraged. Most of us will declare we're anti-racist, but few of us are actively anti-
3/4/2024
9 : 23
Anger, Racism, and Black Women
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 6 No. 4 Editor's Letter, Frederick Douglass: An American in Ireland (Parts I, II, and III), “Anti-Racism 101: Own Your Racism,” “Let's Talk Black Excellence, People,” and a
3/4/2024
9 : 23
“So Tell Me, What Type of Racist Are You?”
💛 OHF WEEKLY, A Tapestry Poem OHF WEEKLY “So Tell Me, What Type of Racist Are You?” By Jesse Wilson • 25 Feb 2024 • Comment View in browser View in browser Photo by Fares Hamouche on Unsplash 💛 OHF
3/4/2024
9 : 23
“To All the Beautiful Black Women”
OHF WEEKLY, A Tapestry Poem OHF WEEKLY “To All the Beautiful Black Women” By Sherry Kappel • 27 Feb 2024 • Comment View in browser View in browser They say You areFar too dark Sometimes too light
3/4/2024
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“Frederick Douglass”
A Tapestry poem by Sylvia Wohlfarth OHF WEEKLY “Frederick Douglass” By Sylvia Wohlfarth • 27 Feb 2024 • Comment View in browser View in browser Photo by Richard Hedrick on Unsplash I love your mind,
3/4/2024
9 : 23
Renewing in Hope
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 6 No. 5: Guest Editor's Letter, Black History Month 2024–the Wrap-Up (Tapestry Poems, Articles, Editorial, and Newsletters), and a quote by Maya Angelou. OHF WEEKLY Renewing in
1/16/2024
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Diversifying Citizen Science Projects
Citizen science projects tend to attract white, affluent, well-educated volunteers — here's how we recruited a more diverse group to identify lead pipes in homes. OHF WEEKLY Diversifying Citizen
1/15/2024
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The Country That Cried Wolf
Humanity, it seems, has gotten to a place where people must prove, often in the face of vile shouts and intimidation, the validity of their experiences. The right to call one's own experiences what
1/7/2024
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Racial Equity, Allyship, and Inclusion in 2024
OHF WEEKLY Editor in Chief Clay Rivers on the fight for racial equity in 2024; Swahili's history in Africa, and chocolate's bittersweet US history. OHF WEEKLY Racial Equity, Allyship, and
1/4/2024
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How Swahili Became Africa’s Most Spoken Language
Over two millennia, Swahili has built bridges among people across Africa and into the diaspora. OHF WEEKLY How Swahili Became Africa's Most Spoken Language By The Conversation US • 4 Jan 2024 •
12/29/2023
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OHF Weekly’s Best of 2023
OHF WEEKLY Our year-end compilation of 2023's top articles. OHF WEEKLY OHF Weekly's Best of 2023 By The OHF Weekly Editors • 29 Dec 2023 • Comment View in browser View in browser Key images
12/27/2023
0 : 24
Oppression in the Kitchen, Delight in the Dining Room
At one plantation museum in Virginia, the story of enslaved chocolatier Caesar shows the oppression that lay behind the elites' culinary treat. OHF WEEKLY Oppression in the Kitchen, Delight in the
12/22/2023
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Increasing Racial Diversity without Affirmative Action
The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned. OHF WEEKLY Increasing
12/22/2023
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Happy Holidays!
A message from the OHF Weekly editors, “Increasing Racial Diversity without Affirmative Action,” and a quote by Amanda Gorman. OHF WEEKLY Happy Holidays! By The OHF Weekly Editors • 21 Dec 2023 •