Advising the Men of Color Alliance (MOCA) on a campus (Emory and Henry College) that has less than 50 people of color (forget about men) has been exciting and nerve racking. Being untenured (my final review is in a couple of years) made me naturally concerned about how I might be perceived advising a group of young and mostly black men. As we are well aware, the initial perception of such a group will likely be seen as negative. But when it's right it's right. To be there in that room and here young men of color express their views for the first time about what it means to be racially different is something I would never genuinely see in the classroom. To hear them talk about what it means for them to be men was such a learning experience that I had not anticipated. And last week, for them to honestly converse with their sisters of color on campus and try to rebuild the bridges between them was an opportunity I would not trade for anything. There will be so much more to come. This group i think will have the vision to make great change on campus. But of course that can be problematic as well. Radical change is often seen as dangerous. This is something that we need to be concerned about. Either way, one cannot say we didn't try. After all if you aren't trying, then what are you doing?
Peace and Love
Dr. Aris Winger
www.dcsouth.com
1 comment:
The black race and traders of our race the works of a white Scott Storch and drug gangs why do we depend on a no good white boy and his field as a black music producer who makes Obama look like a liar of his race .Oh yes this is America and we are equal but wait tell that to the single mothers raiseing her children or the educated black man without a job.Education is a must for your future but not anymore because our nation sold us out to other countrys and we as a nation are broke.Why waste your money on gadgets and other unnessary toys because money comes easy well those days are gone unless you sell drugs and killing our children.The best you could do today is save your money when possible let the fools buy their toys.Have pride in your family things will change but not over night soon our people will rise and see the truths that has sold us out.
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