“… the land of the free, and the home of the brave.” This week, Preston Brown, the coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, chose to protest conditions in Camden schools, and oppression more widely, by kneeling during the national anthem. And many of his players followed suit. The faux outrage has started, and … Continue reading Camden’s Woodrow Wilson HS Players Protest, Columnist Phil Anastasia calls them “Children”…
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I’m thrilled to host this guest post by recent Rutgers-Camden graduate Alexis Wilson. I first met Alexis through her #blacklivesmatter work on campus: “Eat, play, leave” is a twist on the book title by author Ekizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love). This interesting turn of phrase is a quirky way of highlighting the sometimes insidious side of … Continue reading From Rio to Camden, what #LochteGate and XTU show us about white privilege across the globe by Alexis Wilson…
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Yesterday I ran into Anthony Perno, the CEO of Cooper’s Ferry, while walking through Cooper Grant. We were both playing Pokemon. It wasn’t the first such interaction I’ve had over the last few days. Last night, when I walked the dog before bed, there were a group of students huddled up in Johnson Park with their … Continue reading Pokemon Go, Cherry Hill Mall, and #ThisHasToStop…
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