Unheard Voices: The Importance of Intersectionality in Responsiveness and the Systematic Ignoring of Black Men by Elected Officials

Unheard Voices: The Importance of Intersectionality in Responsiveness and the Systematic Ignoring of Black Men by Elected Officials

All citizens are not listened to equally, despite the importance of responsiveness and listening to different theories of democracy. We take an ‌inte

You’re Still White: Intersectionality of Identity and Power

At Whitman, conversations about identity are a daily fixture — woven into classrooms, affinity groups and late-night personal debates. Whitman prides itself on its awareness and allyship. But even in these progressive spaces, I fear a pattern has emerged: the tendency of white individuals to use marginalized aspects of their identity — such as being queer, trans, nonbinary or neurodivergent — as a way to distance themselves from the structural p…