Talking About Race: A Workbook

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Monday, December 23, 2013

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Friday, October 25, 2013

Just a thank you to Joanna Brown, Camille Close, Idelia Smith and Liz Golen for the ideal conditions you provided for my lecture "Working the Racial Equality Muscle" at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, MA. Wed. the 23rd. And thank you Elan Gregory, June T., the students, professors and guests who attended and participated in the discussions

Monday, October 21, 2013

Glad to have met Lauren Wolk, Susan and other members of the S. Yarmouth, MA. community!

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Congrats to Victoria Mills, VSM Productions on her latest documentary film "Like Any Other Kid"
Kaolin will be a featured guest speaking about her book, Talking About Race: A Workbook About White People Fostering Racial Equality in Their Lives at Holyoke Community College on Wed. Oct. 23, 2013, at 11:00 am. Frost 309 Seating is limited. The reading is titled, Working the Racial Equality Muscle: Learning How to Talk About Race Open to the public but advance reservations are required by calling 413-552-2253 Alumni connection - Holyoke Community College http://lnkd.in/bU95huH less

Friday, September 13, 2013

Looking forward to being interviewed by Nfertari & JaeQwon on The Cyphers Den Internet Radio program once again. Save this date: Thursday Sept. 26th at 7:10 pm! www.linkedin.com/pub/the-cyphers-den/57/b37/124

Alumni Connection Fall 2013 Holyoke Community College

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Be sure to take a look at the Alumni Connection Fall 2013 Holyoke Community College. Enjoy!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

BOOK AWARD RECOGNITION JUNE 2013 Click here to read about Kaolin's "Common Ground" Book Award Recognition http://www.unityfirst.com

Saturday, August 17, 2013

There is still time to log on and put in your discounted bulk order for your school today! http://lnkd.in/nDXmZq !

Friday, August 16, 2013

Thank you Peter M. Tase, International Programs Assistant Global Engineering Deans Council Marquette University, College of Engineering for such a fine review of my book. For those of you who have not read it yet, log on to http://lnkd.in/5suStg and take a look!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Kaolin will be a featured guest speaking about her book, "Talking About Race: A Workbook About White People Fostering Racial Equality in Their Lives" at Holyoke Community College on Wed. Oct. 23, 2013, at 11:00 am. Seating is limited. The reading is titled, Working the Racial Equality Muscle: Learning How to Talk About Race Open to the public but advance reservations are required by calling 413-552-2253

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

It was an honor to be one of the recipients of the '2013 Common Ground Book Award' event on June 22, 2013 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA. Be sure to go to UnityFirst.com to learn more about them! I was pleased to receive a certificate of Excellence from Unity First, Direct signed by Janine and Tom Fondon, the founders of UnityFirst.com; a Mayoral Citation signed by Mayor Domenic J. Sarno of the City of Springfield, MA.; a Certificate of Congratulations from Governor Deval L. Patrick's Commission Against Discrimination signed by Jamie R. Williamson, Commissioner and Senator Richard E. Neal. I will be posting more about the event in a few days. Go to http://www.unityfirst.com to learn more about the incredible work they are doing!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Looking forward to being interviewed by Nfertari & JaeQwon on The Cyphers Den Internet Radio program once again. Save this date: Thursday Sept. 26th at 7:10 pm! www.linkedin.com/pub/the-cyphers-den/57/b37/124

Monday, June 10, 2013

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Be sure to log on to the UnityFirst.com Mid-Winter issue as W. MA greeted Queen Latifah and other notables to The Women's Leadership Conference at Bay Path College. Among many fine articles, on Page 12 are color photos and an excellent article about Kaolin and her book! http://www.unityfirst.com/media/ufjan2013/index.html#p=12

Friday, April 12, 2013

Kaolin is a the recipient of the "Common Ground" BOOK AWARD RECOGNITION JUNE 2013 Go to http://www.unityfirst.com for more information!

Friday, March 15, 2013

Diversity Discover

So pleased to be a featured member of the month on the Diversity Discover website, including Henry White's Spotlighting Paradise: Talking about Race program. Be sure to take a look at it, it is an incredible website. Thank you so much Diversity Discover and Anita Nahal, Ph. D.! http://lnkd.in/nRUSk4less

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Spotlighting Paradise: Talking About Race, hosted by Henry White of NCTV

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Watch NCTV's "Spotlighting Paradise" hosted by Henry White discussing fostering racial equality w/ Kaolin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlaDZ-pAYzQ

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Be sure to log on to You Tube's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlaDZ-pAYzQ and watch NCTV's "Spotlighting Paradise" hosted by Henry White as we talk about fostering racial equality in our lives.
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Glad to know that Spotlighting Paradise (NCTV) is showing the program hosted by Henry White about my book. You can watch it on Ch 12 in W. MA. it is on several times a week. The link will be up shortly.
Great article by Jesse Williams, biracial actor and producer! http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/opinion/williams-django-still-chained/

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Log on to http://www.cafepress.com/spiritjourney/9799301 to order your Talking About Race products today!

Monday, February 11, 2013

Glad to have learned I have one of the top 1% most viewed @LinkedIn profiles for 2012. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/profile/15/aa3/532

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

A note of thanks to Tim Wise for his thoughtful words about my book. I was pleased when Henry White read them on the air yesterday, as it was a surprise and reminded me of that very special moment when I had first received them. You all know Wise's work and see him on CNN and MSNBC often. Some of his books are White Like Me, Between Barack and a Hard Place and there are many more! Would love to see him have his own show. The sooner the better!
Take a look at John T Will's great blog http://thoughtprovokingperspectives.wordpress.com/ and become a subscriber!
Thank you Henry White and the crew at the NCTV studio for the taping of an interview about Talking About Race It will be aired soon. DTBA. Meanwhile enjoy this clip of Mr. White's work, Spotlighting Paradise

Friday, February 1, 2013

Margo L. Dill, is a noted author and blogger. We decided to post her book review of Talking About Race: A Workbook About White People Fostering Racial Equality in Their Lives because it encapsulated so very much about it. You can also follow Ms. Dill's blog Margo L. Dill, Author http://margodill.com/blog __________________________________________________ Kaolin, the author of Talking About Race (publisher: Crandall, Dostie & Douglass Books, Inc.), contacted me about her book, and I thought it sounded so interesting that I told her to send it to me. And I’m so glad she did. This post is going to be a little different than my normal posts about books you can use with students (you could probably use this with teens and college-age students)–I am going to share the book with you and tell you how to use it, but I will show you examples straight from the pages of the book. I also want to share with you a little of the author’s story. So, here we go. . . Kaolin was born Patricia Anne Graham, and she legally changed her name to Kaolin with no surname in 1991. She has had many jobs in her life: a waitress, a singer, a writer, and a teacher. She’s worked in adolescent programs with teens with disabilities and in politics. She has also worked on a tree farm. In 1994, she designed and taught a course titled, “Let’s Talk About Race: Confronting Racism Through Education,” which after many years became this book I’m talking about today. The book is divided into seven chapters with a “writing interval” at the beginning. It is written for “white people working to achieve racial equality in their lives, and to readers of color who would like insight into psychological and social experiences white people encounter.” Personally, I find this perspective fascinating–as a white woman, I never thought it appropriate or even necessary to address the concerns and topics that Kaolin discusses in her book. But after reading it, I see that it is, and I saw myself and my feelings in the pages of her book–especially when I was younger. I can see youth groups, book clubs, college classes, and more reading and studying this book. It will start conversations that need to be had. I hope that I can discuss these issues with my stepson soon and with my daughter when she is older. And as the cover states, it does not just have to be white people–it can be all races working together. As Kaolin states in her introduction about why she wrote it: “Because learning how to talk about racism is hard. Most of us ‘react’ to it first. . . The lack of thought that has gone into many white people’s position about racism is amazing to me. . . Talking About Race meets that need.” She begins with recognizing racism with lists that describe what a racist believes and with a section that even addresses, “How do you know you whether or not you are a racist?” The next chapter is titled “Resisting Racism,” which can actually bring up many uncomfortable feelings–especially when children/teens are faced with racism from parents or other loved ones, and they don’t know how to confront these beliefs or even act around the person. Kaolin gives some ideas for figuring this out. She continues this theme in the “Defenses and Insecurities” chapter. The book goes on through real-life examples and encouraging prose, as well as pages of thinking questions with room to write answers, to face racism head on and understand how it can affect people in a family and in a community. Kaolin forces people to also look at themselves and how behaviors can either promote or stop racism. It’s not a book intended for people to feel bad about themselves or members of their family. It’s a book written to get people talking and thinking and hopefully changing hurtful behaviors. I highly recommend using Talking About Race with teens and college-age students. I think it is perfect for a home school group, a church youth group, a community group like Boys and Girls Club, and more. It’s well-done! Here are a few of the questions from it that get adults and children USING the book: If you woke up this morning and there had been no racism in your life, how would your life have been different? Have you ever feared someone because of his or her color? Have you been fearful of anyone because of your color? With respect to your own color, would you say you were born lucky? Do you think white people have no problems? In order to correct a racist situation, I would need. . . Check it out on Amazon or at Kaolin’s website if you don’t believe me! Published by Crandall, Dostie & Douglass Books, Inc. Contact: HTTP://WWW.CDDBOOKS.COM PUBLISHER@CDDBOOKS.COM
On Jan. 18, 2013 I had the honor of being interviewed by noted author, teacher, blogger, consultant John T Wills. Please log on to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/johntwills/2013/01/19/a-conversation-with-kaolin to listen to it. You will want to read his blogs daily. They are fact-filled and insightful!
Kaolin will be one of the judges for Working in Support of Education (WISE) in the 2013 Quality of Life INNOVATIONS (QLI) Scholars Competition. (More information will be added regarding this competition shortly.)
Looking forward to being a guest on NCTV's Spotlighting Paradise hosted by Henry White the first week of February 2013! We'll be adding more details soon!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

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