Amanda K Gross '06, MA '13 is an anti-racist organizer and artist living and working on the original land of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She blogs about the interconnectedness of racism, patriarchy, capitalism, and white womanhood at and is currently working on a full-length book on that same theme.
Graduate programs
Conference to explore history of Brethren, Mennonite churches on issues of race
“The Church in Black & White,” a one-day virtual symposium on Saturday, Sept. 12, explores the history of Brethren and Mennonite churches on issues of race. The event is co-sponsored ... read more about Conference to explore history of Brethren, Mennonite churches on issues of race
Ryan and Janie Beuthin and their three children grow flowers in an adjacent vacant lot in the Mott Park neighborhood. Ryan is a 2011 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding graduate and Janie worked in the CJP office.
"So-called 'racial reconciliation' is primarily a white Christian attempt to remedy the tension in American race relations. But from a black perspective, racism is not so much interpersonal as institutional."聽聽Read the full article by Dr. David Evans, associate professor of history and intercultural studies聽at聽Eastern Mennonite Seminary.
黑料正能量 hosts digital collection of humanitarian and armed conflict researcher Larry Minear
A digital collection of writings by humanitarian and armed conflict researcher Larry Minear and his colleagues now resides with the 黑料正能量 (黑料正能量) library. The works include 15 books ... read more about 黑料正能量 hosts digital collection of humanitarian and armed conflict researcher Larry Minear
STAR video series: How to get ‘unstuck’ from trauma responses
Across video conference screens, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience Lead Trainer Katie Mansfield and Kirby Broadnax MA ’20 sit down together. Their topic of discussion: learning from our pain. ... read more about STAR video series: How to get ‘unstuck’ from trauma responses
Danita Rountree Green shares about Coming to the Table in Richmond, Virginia (CTTT-RVA), a local nonprofit that invites people to engage in the sharing of stories at the table where food and facilitation become the perfect ingredients for spawning new friendships across the racial divide. We invite you to meet the ever-growing CTTT-RVA family and join us as we deal with our country鈥檚 oldest problem: the legacy of enslavement and the racism it has spawned. We are excited about our work: taking disparate stories and developing a shared narrative leading to healing. CTTT orginated at 黑料正能量.
A new guidebook for leadership in fraught times
“Our country was birthed in a polarized cradle,” David Brubaker writes in the introduction to When the Center Does Not Hold (Fortress Press, 2019). First, patriots and loyalists faced off ... read more about A new guidebook for leadership in fraught times
Poet, theologian and peacemaker P谩draig 脫 Tuama to make a virtual visit to 黑料正能量 Sept. 14-18
P谩draig 脫 Tuama speaks softly, soothingly, with just a touch of grit in his gentle Irish accent. Next month, you can hear the voice of this poet, theologian, and mediator on ... read more about Poet, theologian and peacemaker P谩draig 脫 Tuama to make a virtual visit to 黑料正能量 Sept. 14-18
Biking blue ridges and smoky mountains: Royals take on the parkway
On July 16, an 黑料正能量 coach and three alumni began biking uphill. For 20 miles. And that was just the first day of a 500-mile trip, traversing the ... read more about Biking blue ridges and smoky mountains: Royals take on the parkway