In the News, On the Blogs
February 2013
This is White Privilege-A compilation of exampes of White Privilege
My Blog Post: Reader’s Share: The Glorification of White Crime was featured in #12o9 on the This is White Privilege Blog.
White privilege is being unaware of the stigmatization imposed upon POC related to violence in television while failing to notice the glorification of white crime/violence.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about: http://www.relandothompkins.com/2012/10/11/readers-share-the-glorification-of-white-crime/
My Blog Posts Social What? and An Aspiring Humanitarian’s Advice to Future Students Pursuing Studies for Social Justice Work was featured in the article Resources for Students Considering a Degree in Social Work.
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post From Tumblr: “Dear Liberal Allies-What your college courses on oppression didn’t tell you was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 2/4/2013) in the Social Work Category.
My Blog Post Race: Are We So Different? was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 1/28/2013) in the Social Work Category.
January 2013
MSWOnlinePrograms.org-a site dedicated to helping potential students find Social Work Programs.
My Blog, Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian was featured on the list of 101 Greatest Sites for Social Workers.
“Relando Thompkins, MSW, is on a mission to help build more equitable and inclusive communities through his blog, written work, film, video, and conversation. His goal to live a life that benefits others is evident in this blog, which is a rich and thoughtful resource on social justice.”
In her Blog Post, “Thank You” Social Worker and Scholar JaeRan Kim said:
“I just wanted to publicly thank Relando Thompkins, one of my favorite bloggers, for including me in his 13 Compelling Social Work Blogs post. Relando’s blog, Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian is a lovely blog full of inspirational and thoughtful posts about social work, society, culture, working for social justice and peace. Relando and I share a passion for improving the experience of students of color in higher education. Always thoughtful and thought-provoking, please add N.A.H. to your blog roll!”
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post A Resource for Dialogue: 30+ Examples of Cisgender Privilege was featured in Best in Mental Health (Weeks of 1/1-1/33/2013) in the Social Work Category.
Socialworkhelper.com– a professional networking community for social work and other helping professions.
Guest Blog Contribution: “How Black Hair Matters”
December 2012
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post On Communication: Duplicates vs Complements was featured in Best in Mental Health (Weeks of 12/1-12/31/2012) in the Social Work Category.
A Year of Making A Difference:How I became conscious of making a difference every day for a year by Louise Gallagher
Me and my blog were mentioned in the post Heroes in our midst–and an Advent Invitation.
“Relando Thompkins blog and website is called: Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian (N.A.H.) It is filled with wonderful stories of human beings at their best, with those striving to make a difference in the world, and with Relando’s own ideas and thoughts on what it takes to make a difference. Last Saturday, he shared about his work in a highschool around bullying. In his blog, he included a video created by a teen from India who was part of a group of 26 teens from around the world invited to participate in the IRMAS International Youth Media Summit in July 2006. Do go watch the video (2:36 min) and read Relando’s ideas on how to identify our own responsibility/ participation/complicity/capacity to stop bullying.”…..Read the Full Article
November 2012
Socialworkhelper.com– a professional networking community for social work and other helping professions.
Guest Blog Contribution: Four Corners of Bullying: Towards Breaking the Cycle
Guest Blog Contribution: Sometimes, it’s good things don’t work out: Lessons from Life’s Classroom
Rooted In Being by Sarah Elizabeth Pahman
My Blog was mentioned in the post Shameless Self Promotion.
“I’ve been featured on Relando Thompkin’s blog series “People Who Inspire.” I am so honored to share space with such thought provoking, motivating, change making human beings. Thanks to Relando for giving me the opportunity to connect with so many people in our field who are striving to make a difference.”…Read the Full Article
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post Playing Oppression Olympics Gets Us Nowhere on the Road to Equity was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 10/29/2012) in the Social Work Category.
October 2012
The Political Social Worker by Rachel West, MSW, LMSW–a Blog dedicated to Macro Social Work.
My Blog Post Playing Oppression Olympics Gets Us Nowhere On the Road to Equity was mentioned in the article Hierarchy of Prejudice.
“Relando Thompkins has another excellent post on his blog, Playing Oppression Olympics Gets Us Nowhere. It reminded me of when I was an MSW student and my professor for Diversity discussed how having such arguments about who was the most oppressed group only served to distract us from the real work of fighting for social justice….”Read the full article
Social Justice Solutions–Social Work and Social Justice News and Blogs
Guest Blog Contribution: Playing Oppression Olympics Gets Us Nowhere On the Road to Equity
Guest Blog Contribution: We All Need Allies, and We All Need to be an Ally
Guest Blog Contribution: Reader’s Share: The Glorification of White Crime
Guest Blog Contribution: Re: “Can I touch it?” The Fascination with Natural, African-American Hair
Guest Blog Contribution: 3 Ways to be an Effective Ally Against Street Harassment
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post Breaking the Silence: A Lesson Learned in my Ongoing Development as an Ally was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 10/1- 10/8/2012) in the Social Work Category.
The Political Social Worker by Rachel West, MSW, LMSW–a Blog dedicated to Macro Social Work.
Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian (N.A.H.) mentioned in the article “Resources for Community Practice: Websites and Blogs”.
“Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian: Relando Thompkins’ blog focuses on social justice issues…..” Read the full article
September 2012
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “Are You Registered to Vote?” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 9/24/2012) in the Social Work Category.
My Blog Post “Reader’s Choice: Racial Discrimination in the Workplace: On Hair Politics” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 9/17/2012) in the Social Work Category.
My Blog Post “Are YOU a Community Organizer?” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 8/27/2012) in the Social Work Category.
August 2012
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “Challenging Beliefs that Promote Domestic Violence. An OU Interview with Relando: part 3” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 8/20/2012) in the Social Work Category.
My Blog Post “One thing I wished I learned in Social Work School: A Follow-Up” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 8/13/2012) in the Social Work Category.
News at OU–Online News at Oakland University.
I was featured in the article “OU alumnus works to enact social change, empower students”
“Relando Thompkins is a self-described servant leader, teacher, learner, social change agent, writer and aspiring humanitarian. He is also a proud Oakland University alumnus who is using the lessons he has learned to make a positive impact on his community and beyond….” Read the full article here..
MAWMedia Group-a consulting firm based in Nashville, Tennessee.
I was mentioned in the blog post “N.A.H. Interviews MAWMedia Owner“ after featuring MAWMedia owner Michael A. Wright in Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian’s The People Who Inspire Series.
“MAWMedia Group Owner/CEO, Michael A. Wright, was interviewed for the “People Who Inspire Series” on Notes of an Aspiring Humanitarian, a popular blog written by an entrepreneurial social worker, Relando Thompkins…” Read the Full article..
July 2012
The Socialworkhelper.com Daily–an online newspaper for SocialWorkHelper.com ,A free resource directory and social network for helping professionals.
My blog post “Social What?” was featured on the Education Page of the Socialworkhelper.com daily.
Community Media Lab–A community project in Ypsilanti, MI started by Heritage Media.
My visit to the community media lab was featured in the blog post: Community blogger comes into the lab to learn imovie.
“I was visited again today in the Community Media Lab primarily for the purpose of an iMovie tutorial. The visitor’s name is Relando Thompkins and he operates a blog called Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian. He writes on topics such as equity and social justice. A more specific example is a series of posts he is doing called “The People Who Inspire”, which he said he is doing to help draw attention to the positive efforts some individuals are making within their communities.” Read the Full article here…
SocialWorkDegree.Org–A resource that provides information about how to start a fulfilling career in Social Work.
I served as an expert panelist , and provided prospective social work students with firsthand information about how what they learn in a social work degree program may impact their future career.
“SocialWorkDegree.org asked a panel of experienced professionals to reflect on the ways in which attending a social work degree program prepared them for entering the job market. This panel was conducted to provide prospective students with firsthand information about how what they learn in a social work degree program may impact their future career.” Read the Full article here…
Tamara Suttle, M.Ed., LPC, founder of Private Practice from the Inside Out, and writer for her blog: All Things Private Practice nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger Award!
In commenting on my blog post Remember Something New Everyday: Lessons from Life’s Classroom, Tamara said:
“Relando! I feel like you are calling me out! . . . Thank you . . . for reminding me that, no different than my clients, that I, too, get comfortable with my stances – political, social, physical, relational and otherwise. And, of course, that self-reflection that I am always asking and nudging others to engage in is also available to me. It’s telling, isn’t it, . . . the places we find ourselves cluelessly avoiding?
Relando, I don’t stop in here nearly often enough to tell you how much I appreciate your nudges and call outs to create the world we are meant to live in. Thank you.
I have nominated you for The Beautiful Blog Award as a token of my appreciation and as a way to introduce my readers and others to your work. It is necessary. It is valued. And, it is the only way that we move our world forward.
Blessings to you on your journey.”
June 2012
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “Remember Something New Everyday: Lessons from Life’s Classroom” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 6/18/2012)in the Social Work Category.
My Blog Post “Letter to the “Editor” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 5/28/2012) in the Social Work Category.
May 2012
Kmareka.com– Progressive views from a Nurse and Social Worker.
My Blog Post “Aloof Politics are Not Revolutionary: The People Who Inspire Series: David Green Jr.” was reblogged on Kamareka.com.
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “The People Who Inspire Series: Kayla Mason” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 5/14/2012) in the Social Work Category.
My Blog Post “Aloof Politics are Not Revolutionary: The People Who Inspire Series: David Green Jr.” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 5/7/2012) in the Social Work Category.
April 2012
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “An Important Reminder” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 4/23/2012) in the Social Work Category.
My Blog Post “When You Get, Give, When You Learn, Teach” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 4/16/2012) in the Social Work Category.
Turning Point–an organization that provides programs and resources that enable victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and homelessness to regain control of their lives.
My Blog Posts “It’s Time to Change The Channel”and “It’s Not a Compliment, It’s Harassment” were featured on Turning Point’s Facebook Page.
Daily Social Work Tweets–a personalized newspaper built from articles, blog posts, videos, and photos selected by #socialwork.
My Blog Post “Different Stories, Common Themes” was featured on the #socialwork page of Daily Social Work Tweets.
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “The People Who Inspire Series: Nick Berbiers”was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 4/2/2012) in the Social Work Category.
March 2012
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “The People Who Inspire Series: Lumas Helaire” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 3/26/2012) in the Social Work Category.
MyBlog Post “On Social Work in Society: For me, it all comes back to Ubuntu” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 3/19/2012) in the Social Work category.
Social Work/Social Care & Media--Aimed at bringing Social Work and Social Care practitioners, organizations, academics, researchers, policy makers, users of service and other allied professionals and/or stakeholders and/or interested parties together, to discuss issues, innovations, opportunities and challenges as well as relevant developments in relation to Social Work and/or Social Care.
I was a guest contributor for Social Work/Social Care Media. my post “On Social Work in Society: For me, it all comes back to Ubuntu” was featured in celebration of Social Work Week in the United Kingdom, for discussion of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development.
“The role & importance of Social Work in society
On the journey to find ways to share this planet with one another, many conflicts have arisen and continue to arise among human beings and their environments. We have divided ourselves into various groups, with each group being given a specific value that has been used to determine our worth, and for some, at times have made us question our humanity depending on how much value has or has not been placed on our identity and personhood.” Read the Full article here…
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “CMI Men’s Retreat 2011“ was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 3/12/2012) in the Social Work category.
February 2012
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “The People Who Inspire Series: Tonjie Reese” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 2/6/2012) in the Social Work category.
The #SocialJustice Daily–a personalized newspaper built from articles, blog posts, videos, and photos selected by #socialjustice.
My Blog Post “This Question May be Tough for Some, Easy for Others“ was featured on the Education Page of The #SocialJustice Daily.
January 2012
My Blog Post “Respecting Diversity in the Classroom & Beyond: Multicultural Guidelines“ was featured on the Education Page of Diversity News online.
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “To Serve” was featured in Best in Mental Health (Week of 1/16/2012) in the Social Work category.
Love Isn’t Enough: On Raising a Family in a Colorstruck World–a Blog about Parenting and Race.
My Blog Post “To Serve“ was featured in LIE Links: In honor of MLK Day.
The #SocialJustice Daily–a personalized newspaper built from articles, blog posts, videos, and photos selected by #socialjustice.
My Blog Post “An Aspiring Humanitarian’s Advice to Future Students Pursuing Studies in Social Justice Work“ was featured on the Headlines page in The #SocialJustice Daily.
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian (N.A.H.): Comment Policy” was featured in Best Tweets in Mental Health (Week of 1/9/2012)
The Los Angeles County HIV Drug & Alchohol Task Force: hivdatf.org -
My Blog Post “Barely Scratching the Surface: Thoughts on Social Identities, Power, Privilege, & Oppression” was featured in The Los Angeles County HIV Drug & Alchohol Task Force’s forums page under in the discussion categories of ethnicity, race, and racism.
December 2011
CreativeSolutions4Change—Issues affecting the Social Work profession and the people we serve.
Myself and my Blog: Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian (N.A.H.) were mentioned by Mary Kierman Stern, LCSW in her Blog post entitled: “Mindfulness Based Practice in Reflection” on her blog CreativeSolutions4Change.
In the article she said:
“My second treasure is a blog by social worker and “aspiring humanitarian,” Relando Thompkins, and you may visit with him at www.relandothompkins.com.
Relando’s web site is pure inspiration and his writing extremely thoughtful and important. As a social worker, I am particularly thrilled to see his work and feel he is a national voice for our profession. Once you visit and read his posts, I am sure you will agree his voice is one you want to hear for a long time.”
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “What’s with the Conflict?: Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays” was featured in Best Tweets in Mental Health (12/19/2011)
November 2011
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “On Truth Telling: Notes from the Race 2 Equity Conference in Detroit” was featured in Best Tweets in Mental Health (11/21/2011)
MyPoem, “It’s Okay to Run, Just Don’t Run Away” was featured in Best Tweets in Mental Health (10/31/2011)
October 2011
Social Work Career Development– a blog that helps Social Workers with their professional development.
My Blog Post “It’s Time to Change the Channel” was featured in Best Tweets in Mental Health (10/24/2011) on Social Work Career Development
My Blog Post A Checklist: The Cost of Racism & Privilege was featured in Best Tweets for Mental Health Professionals (wk of 9/26/11) on Social Work Career Development , a blog that helps social workers with their professional development.
I submitted my piece: “It’s Time to Change The Channel” in service as a Male Ally & guest contributor for Stop Street Harassment, an organization that works to raise awareness about the global problem of gender-based street harassment and illustrate how it is a human rights issue that impedes gender equality. Stop Street Harassment provides people with a place to share their stories, access resources, and find ideas for action to stop street harassment in their community.
“By devaluing women verbally, street harassment can contribute to situations that make it seem ok (in the perpetrator’s mind) to escalate into a physical confrontation, specifically if the advances are rejected.” Read the Full article here…
My Blog Post “Re: Can I touch it? The fascination with Natural, African-American Hair” was featured in Strawberricurls, a blog about natural hair in the black community.
August 2011
Love Isn’t Enough: On Raising a Family in a Colorstruck World–a Blog about Parenting and Race.
I served as a Guest Contributor for Love Isn’t Enough, a blog about parenting and race.
If I fall, may it be from a high place
RelandoThompkins.com and the Blog: Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian (N.A.H) was listed in the Blogroll “Other Good Stuff” on the Blog “If I fall, may it be from a high place
My Blog Post “Re: Can I touch it? The Fascination with Natural, African-American Hair” was featured as a reference in the post “On Hair” on the International Adoption Reader Blog: a growing collection of media coverage, investigations, news, articles and other material focussing on objectives of International Adoption.
July 2011
My Blog Post “It’s not a Compliment, It’s Harassment” featured in the Street Harassment Snapshot: July 17, 2011 on the Blog page of Stop Street Harassment, an organization that works to raise awareness about the global problem of gender-based street harassment and illustrate how it is a human rights issue that impedes gender equality. Stop Street Harassment provides people with a place to share their stories, access resources, and find ideas for action to stop street harassment in their community.
Love Isn’t Enough: On Raising a Family in a Colorstruck World–a Blog about Parenting and Race.
My Blog Post “Re: Can I touch it? The Fascination with Natural, African-American Hair” was quoted and featured in the July 26th, 2011 LIE Links post on Love Isn’t Enough, a Blog about Parenting and Race.
An excerpt from my Blog Post “It’s not a Compliment, It’s Harassment” was used on the blog page of Slutwalk Berlin, an international source of advocacy which works against street harassment, rape, and violence against women
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