Yale aims to ‘dig up the racism that is embedded in…anti-racism frameworks’
Yale University is hosting an upcoming event series called “Unmasking Racism in Anti-Racism Education.”
“Despite ongoing anti-racism efforts in our nation racism continues to flourish,” the event description states.
Then it poses the question: “If most Americans align with a faith or tradition that upholds values of justice and equity why are we still ‘here’ in this static space?”
It calls for anyone ages 18 and older to join the university to “dig up the racism that is embedded in our existing anti-racism frameworks.”
“Together we will explore decolonizing methods and inventory the historical seeds that continue to sprout as intended: to stunt our growth,” the description reads.
The series will be held weekly from mid-September through the beginning of October. Jia Brown (pictured), an “African American queer pastor, educator, and activist,” will lead the series, funded by the Yale Youth Ministry Institute, Fox News reported.
In each of the three sessions, attendees will “explore the ways in which racism is embedded in the anti-racism frameworks,” “investigate tangible tools resources and practices…as they strive to align their youth ministries with their hopeful anti-racism outcomes,” or discuss “overarching education frameworks that combat racism particularly in faith-based contexts,” according to the event description.
Meanwhile, the university is facing internal debates over education versus activism. This spring, two different groups released petitions about the academic environment at Yale. One group, Faculty for Yale, called for a return to preserving, producing, and transmitting knowledge by teaching objectively without an activist standpoint, as previously reported by The College Fix.
The group states the school “appears to be struggling to meet its most important responsibilities as an academic institution in a clear and consistent way,” according to its petition.
The second faculty group called for the university to “reject calls to ‘Make Yale Great Again’ and continue to work toward making Yale a model for inclusion and diversity – the true guarantee for excellence.”
Earlier this year, Yale formally apologized for its historical connections to slavery and committed to launching several programs focused on racial issues and providing financial reparations, as previously reported by The College Fix.
The apology stated, “Many of Yale’s Puritan founders owned enslaved people, as did a significant number of Yale’s early leaders and other prominent members of the university community, and the Research Project has identified over 200 of these enslaved people.”
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