It was a late Sunday afternoon, business were closing, and I was lost in an unfamiliar region of New Jersey. My smartphone had gotten wet. A wet smartphone is a […]
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The Farther Reaches of America’s Racism
By Dr. Joe Chuman, Jan 3, 2016 Preview of the address The New Year usually arrives on the wings of hope and the anticipation that the year aborning will usher […]
Review of the Evening: Being White and Its Hidden Assumptions
A most unusual conversation took place at the Ethical Culture Society on the evening of December 11, 2015 – a discussion on the awareness of being White. This was attended […]
Evaluating the Accuracy of Reported Information
We are inundated by information. One example of information overload is the stream of US election polls as if we are following a horse race. The Word Bank, the World […]
Growing Up Global
Why should I avoid naming the teddy bear Mohammed? Should I shake hands, bow or kiss on both cheeks? Understanding global practices and perspectives may take a lifetime, but most […]
Refugees
It is heartbreaking watching the stream of refugees fleeing the war in Syria on TV. It has awakened in me [Sylvain Ehrenfeld] the memory of being a refugee coming to the […]