{"id":3845,"date":"2015-07-28T11:18:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T16:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/?p=3845"},"modified":"2015-07-28T11:19:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T16:19:06","slug":"top-five-posts-darrius-dolezal-and-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2015\/07\/top-five-posts-darrius-dolezal-and-documentaries.html","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Posts: Darrius, Dolezal, and Documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Here are the top posts for the week of July 20-26, 2015 on the Rhetoric Race and Religion Blog. We ask that you share this with others.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Memphis Has a Hashtag: #DarriusStewart; #JusticeForDarrius<\/a><\/p>\n

by Andre E. Johnson<\/p>\n

But something else happened out there that night. Through the pain and sorrow; through the heartbreak and turmoil of yet another black youth dead at the hands of state sponsored terrorism, there was a spirit of commitment. Led by family members who vowed not to let this story die and promised to keep asking questions, the crowd of about 200 stood totally in solidarity with them. We stood in unison as the family asked for our prayers and support, but also asked us to not back down and not to quit. They asked us to keep this alive until justice for Darrius is a reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Two Sides of a Copper Coin: The Coloring of #RachelDolezal and #SandraBland in a Post-Racial America<\/a><\/p>\n

by Gee Joyner<\/a><\/p>\n

Rachel Dolezal\u2019s decision to \u201cpass\u201d for Black in America was scrutinized and even demonized, mainly, by the Black community, particularly the Black Intelligentsia.\u00a0\u00a0Whereas there were some that chanted the forgiving-mantra of Black America \u201cLet that woman be\u201d, most Black Americans that I came into contact with in the real world and via social media felt betrayed because while Rachel benefitted from her public identifying of Black (NAACP chapter president, adjunct professorship of Africana Studies) she, up until last month, lived a life null and void of the constant harassment and blatant and subtle discrimination and subordination that lurks around the corners of life for most of Black America.\u00a0\u00a0Now though, Dolezal is out of work and complaining that her career and career opportunities have been ruined because of her clandestine racial fraud.\u00a0\u00a0Some would say she has reaped what she has sown.\u00a0\u00a0But, what about the literal demise of Sandra Bland?<\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u201cThey Make This World So Damn Uncomfortable\u201d: The African American Prophetic Tradition<\/a><\/p>\n

by Andre E. Johnson<\/p>\n

R3 founder and managing editor,\u00a0<\/span>Dr.\u00a0Andre E. Johnson<\/a>, will offer the Topics in Rhetoric seminar class for the Fall 2015 term titled,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThey Make This World So Damn Uncomfortable\u201d:\u00a0The African American Prophetic Tradition.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Dr. Johnson will teach the class on Thursday Nights starting August 27, 2015 from 5:30pm-8:30pm as part of the Graduate Program in\u00a0<\/span>Communication at the University of Memphis<\/a>. \u00a0Classes in the\u00a0<\/span>Topics of Rhetoric<\/em>\u00a0seminar typically focus on\u00a0an important aspect of the history, theory, or criticism of rhetoric. Moreover, the class also challenges students to consider the core question of rhetoric\u2019s role in the diverse settings of American culture and focuses on rhetoric\u2019s influence on the multiple meanings of American citizenship and human identity.\u00a0The course description and required texts for the\u00a0class are below.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Born in the Struggle: The Untold Story of the Children of 1960\u2019s and 70\u2019s American Radicals<\/a><\/p>\n

Born in the Struggle is a documentary film that explores the lives of the children of 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s Radical Activists. In the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s there was a resurgence of pride, identity, and a reclamation of power and self-determination. My family was a part of this movement and as I child, I was inculcated in it with my African name, my celebration of Kwanzaa, and my parents insistence that I understand and participate in a knowledge of black pride and black identity. This film explores the lives of people from my generation \u2013who were the sons of and daughters of 1960\u2019s & 70\u2019s radicals. The film addresses the question \u2013 What was\/is life like for the children of many of the 1960\u2019s\/70\u2032s Radicals? It explores their reflections and ruminations on their childhood, the influences of their parents, and how the activism of their parents affected their life. The driving narratives of film will be people like Tupac Shakur, Ayanna Gregory, Fred Hampton Jr, Ras Baraka, Tanehisi Coates, and Dave Chappelle.<\/span><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0We Have to Dismantle White Supremacy Before We Can Forgive<\/a><\/p>\n

by Leah C.K. Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n

For us, forgiveness takes on cosmic or metaphysical proportions. It is not interpersonal or immediate. Forgiveness for the masses must be withheld until the hydra headed monster of white supremacy and privilege breathes its last breath. Until white Americans confess their sins and those of their foreparents, remove every Southern Cross from public spaces, confront their intra-ethnic group members who are violators, ratify laws that rectify systemic disadvantages and oppressions based upon color and class, overturn injustices, apologize, and pay reparations, forgiveness ought not be articulated. Tall order, I know, but as Dr. Cornel West said on CNN shortly after the massacre, \u201cForgiveness is a process, not an utterance.\u201d So, too is reconciliation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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