Long before thousands of protesters calling for racial justice started marching across the nation, 11 women began the painful work of ending racist behaviors at UC.
White female faculty membersat u-c are having frankdiscussions aboutrace.THE GROUP -- CALLED"BRIDGE" -- WAS STARTED BY TWOWOMEN."KEISHA LOVE" AND "KARENFAY-BORG."THE DUO BROUGHT THE WOMENTOGETHER TO LEARN FROM EACHOTHER -- AND COME UP WITH WAYSTO ADDRESS RACIAL TENSIONS.FAY-BORG SAYS WHITE FEMALEFACULTY MEMBERS NEED TO STEPUP AS SPONSORS FOR THEIR BLACKCOLLEAGUES."We sit there and allow herto be the only Black person inthe room who, when she triesto speak, is sometimesinterrupted, ignored.
Hmph.Well, and then move on.
We, wehave to sponsor that woman.
Wehave to step in either thatmoment or at a moment inprivate office with someonelater to say, you know, we'rebetter thanthis."MEANWHILE -- LOVE WANTSOTHERS TO LEARN FROM THEIREXPERIENCE."I'm hopeful that our groupcaserve as a model forothers who would like to formsomething similar." "Thisgroup is really I thinktrailblazers in terms of theway that we are dealing withthese issues of race anddealing with these issues ofgender with one another."YOU CAN READ MUCH MORE ABOUTUC'S BRIDGE GROUP IN LUCYMAY'S STORY ON WCPO-DOT-COM.
Long before thousands of protesters calling for racial justice started marching across the nation, 11 women began the painful work..
Long before thousands of protesters calling for racial justice started marching across the nation, 11 women began the painful work..