Image/Art by Sybil ZhangColorblindness to skin color does not exist. In fact, claiming not to see color hurts productive conversations about race relations.Growing up in Texas, I was made deeply aware of skin tone through my Black foster sister. I rarely would mention the “foster” part of sister and would instead introduce her simply as a part of my family. Upon … [Read more...] about Confronting the Colorblind Lie
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Students Protest Columbus Statue on Columbus Day
Photos by Matt Benton Voices chanting "take it down" echoed throughout main campus Monday as students protested the Christopher Columbus statue located above the amphitheater. Approximately 26 students clad in black and wearing white ribbons deposited flowers at Columbus' feet and sat in front of the statue in silence for about 40 minutes during the "Waves Against … [Read more...] about Students Protest Columbus Statue on Columbus Day
Faculty Members Speak Out About Church, Racism
Graphic by Nate BartonSix members of the Pepperdine community signed a controversial letter addressing race-relation issues within the church published in The Christian Chronicle.The letter, published Aug. 30, asks for increased dialogue among ethnic minorities, specifically African-Americans, and the rest of the church population on the wrongs of the past Civil Rights movement … [Read more...] about Faculty Members Speak Out About Church, Racism
Accidents Are Not Excuses
Graphic by Nate BartonMy stomach churned as I scrolled through headline after headline bashing Jews, Blacks and immigrants. The only exceptions were articles that were too busy praising Anglo-Saxon superiority. I felt sick.A few hours after the Sept. 8 edition of the Graphic was distributed, I received an email from a coworker saying we had accidentally published an ad from a … [Read more...] about Accidents Are Not Excuses
Sophomore Delivers TED Talk On Diversity
Photo courtesy of Isabella Ordaz Sophomore Isabella Ordaz took the stage at the TEDx event in Livermoore, California on June 24th to reflect on her experiences growing up as an ethnic minority in the Bay Area. Ordaz, the second to last speaker of the day, opened her talk relaying her experience of being called into the principal's office after a commentary she wrote on … [Read more...] about Sophomore Delivers TED Talk On Diversity
