Basic Whiteness Lessons from an Old White Guy
When Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris mocked the whiteness of the 2015 awards, some viewers were offended, but most of those whose heads were out of the sand for at least part of the previous year recognized that Harris’ writers had just googled what’s trending. All the media outlets, from the New York Times to The Huffington Post and thenation.com have...
The Challenge to Reclaim Democracy: A Lecture
The Challenge to Reclaim Democracy: De-Polarizing Hillary & Barack Lecture given at Gonzaga U., Spokane, WA, 2007
KIDS AND POSSIBILITIES: A MEMOIR
Well before Starbucks, coffee came in metal cans that opened with a key. You pried up the tab at the top of the can, inserted it into the slot on the key, gave a sharp twist to pop the vacuum seal, and enjoyed a delightful whiff of fresh grounds. Then you kept winding, until the sharp metal spiral around the key had to be disposed of gingerly, and the...
A Communication Contribution to Ethical Theory and Praxis
This essay is published as Chapter 2 of The Handbook of Communication Ethics, edited by George Cheney, Steve May, and Debashish Munshi (New York: Routledge, 2011), pp. 15-30. The Handbook is part of a series published by the International Communication Association, and is dedicated “to the further pursuit of values, ethics and justice in the field of...
SINCLAIR SNAPSHOTS
Poems published as ISLAND REVERIE Text by John Stewart Photography by Ferdi Businger 2010 Sinclair is one of the 200+ islands that make up the San Juan Islands north of Puget Sound, about 85 miles from Seattle. Our cabin there is our very special place. The island consists of about 1500 acres and 111 “places” from city lot-size to 100 acres. There are...
We Will Be Back: The Lake Delhi Story
Film Narrated by: John Stewart Click image to visit official website.
HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT DIFFERENCE
John Stewart & Tiye Sherrod FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014 AT 7:34AM Remember the last time you were in a situation with somebody who is different from you in some significant way, and you felt fear, anger, defensiveness, resentment, or maybe even the urge to be violent? If you’re a black woman it could have been when your white male manager started making...
If Your Grandpa Steals a Car and Gives It To You, Do You Own It? The Moral Challenge of Being White.
YOUR GRANDPA STEALS A CAR AND GIVES IT TO YOU: DO YOU OWN IT? The Moral Challenge of Being White[1] John Stewart “A great nation does not hide its flaws. It faces its flaws and corrects them” --George W. Bush at the dedication of the National Museum of African American History & Culture, Sept. 2016 The Unique...
