We Don't Need to Wonder

How are we not to break?

ResistanceJena SchwartzMay 31, 2022gun laws, violence, white supremacy, white privilege, Whitenes, misogyny, patriarchy, wholeness, HealingComment

Still Not Proud of America

ResistanceJena SchwartzJuly 5, 2021July 4th, Fourth of July, Whiteness, white privilege, myth, the american dreamComment

Exploring Nuance as a White Woman Writing About Anti-Racism

ResistanceJena SchwartzJuly 25, 2020Whitenes, white supremacy, white privilege, Antiracism, Racism, nuance, Resmaa Menakem, Krista Tippett, Slowing Down, Anger, Omkari WilliamsComment

Beyond Book Clubs

Community, ResistanceJena SchwartzJune 14, 2020Antiracism, Tre Johnson, Whitenes, white privilege, racism, booksComment

Dear Amy Cooper

ResistanceJena SchwartzMay 27, 2020Black Lives Matter, Amy Cooper, Antiracism, Racism, Whiteness, white privilegeComment

Real Talk Isn't Easy

Resistance, Jewish LifeJena SchwartzOctober 21, 2018Assata Shakur, desiree lynn adaway, The Hate U Give, social justice, synagogue, refugees, white supremacy, white privilegeComment

Thoughts About Class Privilege (from the McDonald’s Drive Thru)

It’s not pretty to look at the parts of ourselves that exemplify the things we say we’re against — entitlement, white privilege, intellectual snobbery. But to not look at these, to choose to stay cloistered, sheltered, more “successful” in ways society recognizes and values, and what we may have been taught would be “safer,” is inexcusable for anyone who claims to care about justice and humanity.

Outgrowing My Fear of Anger

Take some time soon to write about anger. Set a timer for 10 minutes and make a fast and furious list (see what I did there?) of associations you have with anger. You could simply start with “anger = …” and go from there, returning to this equation if you get stuck.

Why I Don’t Feel Proud of America

Yes, there has been social and economic progress. But you don’t have to look hard or far to see the cracks in this perspective. It’s a distinctly white perspective, and one that rests on tremendous privilege.

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