“I realized that regardless of the tragedy, regardless of the grief, regardless of the monstrous challenge, Some of Us Have Not Died. Some of us did not die… and what shall We do, We Who Did Not Die?” June Jordan, during her keynote lecture at Barnard College for the 30th anniversary conference for the Barnard … Read more
In lieu of an essay to share with you all this week, I thought to share resources through to someone who’s been my guiding compass these past few months. I’ve been following Ismatu (all pronouns, with respect) for the greater part of two years on Tiktok, but only recently with the events of October 7th … Read more
These places of possibility within ourselves are dark because they are ancient and hidden; they have survived and grown strong through that darkness. Within these deep places, each one of us holds an incredible reserve of creativity and power, of unexamined and unrecorded emotion and feeling. The woman’s place of power within each of us … Read more
The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientists … Read more
Check out the latest episode of Life After the Bubble featuring Lake Oswego High School alum Anthony Parrish! You can also learn more about his multidisciplinary arts practices here. About Life After the Bubble: This series seeks to spotlight the experiences of alumni and former students of color from Lake Oswego schools. “Life After the … Read more
RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) encourages a kind of “show and tell” for stereotypes, but never matures into a learning moment—transforming those assumptions into understanding. Whether or not you have ever watched an episode of RPDR, the popularity of RuPaul Charles is undeniable as a household name and one of the most famous drag queens of … Read more
Check out the latest episode of Life After the Bubble, featuring a conversation with Barbara Chen about her experience going through Lake Oswego School District. About Life After the Bubble: This series seeks to spotlight the experiences of alumni and former students of color from Lake Oswego schools. “Life After the Bubble” will feature interviews from … Read more
Check out the latest episode of Life After the Bubble, featuring author Daniel Nsengimana. New episodes of Life After the Bubble will be released each month over the course of the following year. Subscribe to our YouTube page so you don’t miss a Respond to Racism video. About Life After the Bubble This series seeks to spotlight … Read more
Editor’s Note: Respond to Racism is excited to announce a new addition to our team, Cameron iizuka. Among other activities, Cameron will be writing our bi-weekly newsletters and penned the following the essay in the most recent edition. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss any RtR news or future … Read more
Check out the latest episode of Life After the Bubble, featuring bart fitzgerald. New episodes of Life After the Bubble will be released each month over the course of the following year. Subscribe to our YouTube page so you don’t miss a Respond to Racism video. About Life After the Bubble This series seeks to spotlight the … Read more