‘White Saviors? — or Just Well-Meaning?
Benton Harbor head coach Elliot Uzelac speaks with his team after practice on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 in Benton Harbor, Mich. (Bryan Bennett | MLive.com) Story of Black Team’s Miracle Turnaround Provokes Myriad Feelings During a ‘Courageous Conversation’ ST. JOSEPH,...
The Pot’s About to Boil in Berrien County. Keep the Heat Up, Britten Says
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – How do you help move thousands of people toward healthier lives? And how do you encourage people across the black-and-white racial chasm to work together to help reduce health inequities? These are daunting goals, and not for the fainthearted....
Talking, in Black and White
Health Officer Britten Says Candid Talk about Race Can Spark Empathy and Action to Fix Health Inequities BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – Most adults in the U.S. probably know about “The Talk” black parents have with their teenage sons. This is the protective advice designed to...
Closing ‘The Death Gap’
Chicago Epidemiologist Coaches Michigan Healthcare System on How to Confront the Health Effects Bred by Structural Racism BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – Dr. David Ansell likes to say he practiced internal medicine for decades along “one street” but in “two worlds.” The street...Healing the Trauma of Racism
How to close the gap on widening health outcomes between white and black Americans. https://lynntodman.org/arline-geronimus-what-can-we-do/
What Price do Communities of Color Pay for Hope in an Unequal Society? Here's what 'weathering' expert Arline Geronimus (https://lnkd.in/etZhHqM) says: https://lnkd.in/ewChyes
‘Weathering’ Theory Scholar, Arline Geronimus (https://lnkd.in/etZhHqM) says Researchers Don’t Focus Enough on Black Americans’ Lived Experience. https://lnkd.in/ezJ-FTn
Waking up White Author Debby Irving shares best practices to “wake up”. https://lynntodman.org/tips-for-how-white-people-can-wake-up/
Spotlight on whiteness - a helpful perspective from author Debby Irving. https://lynntodman.org/shining-a-bright-light-on-whiteness/
