Madison VoigtMay 6, 20192 minIt’s Just a Song: White Kids using the N-word in MusicJulia Laube: A few years ago, when I was a sophomore in college, I attended a house party with a few friends. I knew the tenants of the...
Madison VoigtMay 6, 20193 minWhat are the Boundaries? Identifying the Multi-dimensions of White PrivilegeMadison Voigt: The power to choose where you live is a privilege a lot of White families might not realize is connected to race, and...
Madison VoigtMay 2, 20193 minHow to Teach a White 5th Grader About DiscriminationAlex Marketos: When I was in 5th Grade, my predominantly-White class studied the Civil Rights Movement. To make the lesson more concrete,...
Madison VoigtApr 29, 20192 minShallow Multiculturalism and Cultural Appropriation in Music A few years ago, I attended a concert in which a group of predominantly White singers, directed by a White conductor, performed what on...
Madison VoigtApr 29, 20193 minParental “Packaged actions” and Equating Diversity with Creativity in Different Fields I found Margaret Hagerman’s discussion of “packaged actions,” to have distinct relatability to my life. Hagerman’s conceptualization of...
Madison VoigtApr 29, 20192 minWhite Savior-hood is Everywhere: 'I’m just trying to grocery shop'Julia Laube: When I was very young, small enough to be carried around by my dad, I had a friend I was very close to who was African...
Madison VoigtApr 29, 20192 min‘International Day:’ Celebrations of Difference, or a Manifestation of Shallow MulticulturalismJulia Laube: Growing up, I lived in a predominantly White neighborhood. It was known as being “good” and was pretty wealthy in parts,...
Madison VoigtApr 29, 20192 minCan We Actually Learn About the World Through Food?Alex Marketos: One night, my predominantly-White private middle school held an event called “Around the World Night.” Students and their...
Madison VoigtApr 29, 20193 minWhat I Have Learned from Growing up in a "colorblind" Community: The Truth About How Kid See Race Madison Voigt: For the majority of my childhood, I grew up in what you could call “the perfect neighborhood”. I lived on a street...