Tag Archives: Michael Brown

Coffee Cup Chats on Race: DOA

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Dr. Bucher

How many of us remember something called RACE TOGETHER?  It was the brainchild of Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schultz.  It lasted about as long as Schultz’s recent run for the President of the U.S. About five years ago, Schultz hastily put … Continue reading →

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Racial Tensions with Police, Privilege, and Perspective:  Thirteen “Assets” in My Life

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Dr. Bucher

As a white, middle class male who lives in a suburb of Baltimore, I enjoy what Peggy McIntosh refers to as “an invisible package of unearned assets which I can count on cashing in each day.”  My interaction with my … Continue reading →

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Learning from Ferguson

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Dr. Bucher

Since the August 9th killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white police officer by the name of Darren  Wilson, protests in Ferguson, Missouri have become commonplace.  Thousands have participated in these protests, and many have voiced … Continue reading →

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Diverse Classrooms and the “Diversity Gap”

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Dr. Bucher

This fall, for the first time in our nation’s history, most public-school students are not White.  Rather, data from the National Center for Education Statistics indicate Latinos, Blacks, American Indians, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and biracial students will account for … Continue reading →

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