How to deal with stereotypes
Scot Lehigh, columnist for the Boston Globe, found himself at a loss for words when a fellow hotel guest started speaking in …
Racism in our back yard, Boston area 2021
Racism isn’t some other city’s problem. Rep. Russell Holmes was quoted in The Banner this month about a double murder of two …
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Truth Sandwich
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used his celebrity to serve up a truth sandwich about racism, scapegoating, and antisemitism. What’s a Truth Sandwich? It’s a …
Jews, Violence, and Intersectionality
Last week, I wrote about ways that Christian allies fail to understand how their words and deeds contribute to antisemitism in America. …
When Good Allies Go Bad: Christians and Antisemitism
I found myself in a Facebook conversation with well-intentioned Catholic activists with long histories of social action work. I was deeply disappointed. …