Steven Joseph from iMentor will speak on the topic of educational inequity. iMentor matches students in high schools with a college-educated mentor so that students have more support and resources to succeed. Students who have been through the iMentor program become stronger self-advocates and have a better understanding of the ever-changing educational landscape. In this Platform, Steven…

The Black Lives Matter to AEU statement to reaffirm past resolutions for racial justice was approved by the Assembly of the American Ethical Union and is now available on the aeu.org website. The reaffirmation calls for action on a number of fronts and this week I’d like to focus on a particular action that I believe fits both the…

What do the words “white supremacist” evoke in you? It’s hard for me to see those words and not think of hate spewing, Ku Klux Klan hooded, Swastika wearing, angry white men gathered around a burning cross. My response is a visceral one—I immediately feel tense with a mix of fear and anger. More than…

Though police reform has been in the spotlight recently, the need for restructuring law enforcement has been an ongoing issue for many years. On Sunday, August 16th, the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture will host a platform featuring Maya Wiley, an American civil rights activist and former board chair of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review…

What we think we know about critical thinking skills often “just ain’t so.” The ability to be clear and rational about what we do and what we believe is a valuable life skill, and a whole lot more difficult than we would like. Just when we think we’re at our most rational, we may instead…

Ethical Culture has a storied history and a rich legacy. But the future of Ethical Culture is for us to create. Our country dearly needs an ethics-based standard for economic development, mutual care, and sustainability. It needs Ethical Culture. Join Leader Richard Koral for Past Performance does not Guarantee Future Results – The Meaning of…