by John M. DeMarco | May 29, 2022 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Existential Threats, Voting Rights and Access
“This is not America!” many people (usually white, if we’re being real) keep saying when horrified at mass shootings, overt racism, removal of reproductive freedoms, denial of trans youth’s rights and safety, religious intolerance, mass incarceration, discrimination...
by John M. DeMarco | Jul 1, 2021 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Voting Rights and Access
Voting rights and access continue to be assaulted by state legislatures and the U. S. Supreme Court. There appears to be no end in sight. As a pillar of our democratic process, threats to voting access are threats to democracy itself. It’s a very troubling era...
by John M. DeMarco | Jun 25, 2021 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Existential Threats
Question: What is, has, and will always be the intention behind racist attitudes and behaviors? Answer: An agile alliteration of “6 Ps.” They are: the Promulgation of Policies that enable the Power, Prosperity, and Prestige of those with white Privilege. Look and...
by John M. DeMarco | Jun 25, 2021 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Existential Threats
In an earlier post, I wrote about the “6 Ps” that have always and continue to drive racist thoughts, words, and actions in the United States: the Promulgation of Policies that enable the Power, Prosperity, and Prestige of those with white Privilege. Since...
by John M. DeMarco | Jan 17, 2021 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
At least as far back as the summer of Michael Brown and Ferguson in 2014, I’ve been saying that, eventually, White America will face its day, if not its season, of reckoning due to its continued practice of overt and covert racism and caste. I do believe that...
by John M. DeMarco | Oct 24, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
And now…some catch phrases, and their true meanings, nominated for the Gaslighting Hall of Fame: “Liberal media” – catch-all grouping for stuck up, intelligent journalists who dare to conduct thorough research, care about human rights, and call people out...