First, I am saddened and angered by what happened to the teacher who received the email and want to say that I am so sorry. […]
Category: The Bradford Reflects
As a staff, The Bradford takes a moment to reflect on the daily events that affect our lives–locally, nationally, and internationally.
Special Issue — Race & Racism in Wellesley: Revisited
In response to the multitude of discriminatory actions in the past few years, The Bradford put together this special issue to highlight the culture of […]
Bongani Musikavanhu ’18 reflects: Racism is not a new struggle
Contributing writer Bongani Musikavanhu ’18 reflects on the racist messages of this summer, some of which were directed at him and his family. A version […]
Why we ALL need to care
“This is the last thing I want to deal with right now,” I thought after I opened the link to a swarm of racist messages […]
Why Wellesley can no longer practice selective sensitivity
Let me start out by saying that these Facebook posts contained some of the nastiest, most hurtful comments I have ever seen, and that in […]
The differences between you and me
Sometimes people forget I’m a person of color because I’m pale. From far away, you couldn’t tell me apart from someone who is racially white. […]
Breaking the cycle
When I first saw the post I wasn’t surprised. Which drove me crazy. How could such harmful words seem normal to me? Was I immune […]
The role of ignorance in racism
The incident that took place this summer reminded us all that racism is not a thing of the past. It proved that even in […]
The solution originates in ourselves
When I first heard of the incident that occurred over the summer, I was at camp with no access to technology. One of my good […]
Joining the discussion
To many people, it came as a shock. The bubble created by Wellesley’s lack of racial diversity finally burst. For someone who doesn’t follow the […]