Posts Tagged ‘White Privilege’
Mich. Teacher Drags Student From Seat After Not Standing For Pledge
Breanna Edwards, The Root Everybody is all about freedom of speech and expression until a black person (hey, Colin Kaepernick; hey, Jemele Hill) decides to exercise his or her right to do so. And in this particular case, a black sixth-grader out of Michigan says he was assaulted by his homeroom teacher all because he…
Read MoreL’Oréal Fires Its First Trans Model After She Called Out White America’s Racism
By Lilly Workneh, HuffPost Black Voices L’Oréal Paris has fired its first transgender model to join the brand just days after announcing the partnership. L’Oréal released a statement on Twitter Friday morning saying the company “champions diversity” but decided to cut ties with Monroe Bergdorf, saying her comments calling out white America’s racism in a recent Facebook…
Read MoreUnder Trump, Justice Department Resumes Fight for White Privilege
Affirmative Action, which benefits the disenfranchised, is again the subject of debate about discrimination against whites.
Read MoreYes, You Can Measure White Privilege
How the advantages conferred by white privilege show up in economic differences between white and black people in four areas: education, employment, income, and spending.
Read MoreNetflix’s Dear White People digs into everyday racism
With heart and humor and a steady gaze, Dear White People makes sure to portray its characters as whole individuals and not just human embodiment of their beliefs.
Read MorePeering Through White-Rimmed Glasses: A Letter to My Fellow White Americans
A long-time white anti-bias educator and activist finds that her fellow white Americans are increasingly eager to understand America’s racial hierarchy and their part in it. A discussion of the roots and impacts of the White Racial Frame and what white people can do about it.
Read MoreResearch says calling people racist doesn’t reduce racial bias
Researchers stumbled on a radical tactic for reducing another person’s bigotry: a frank, brief conversation. The key to these conversations, though, is empathy. And it will take a lot of empathy — not just for one conversation but many, many conversations in several settings over possibly many years. It won’t be easy, but if we want to address some people’s deeply entrenched racial attitudes, it may be the only way.
Read MoreTerrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness
by Tim Wise Tim Wise is a renown anti-racism essayist, author, and educator. This essay was posted on his site on April 16, 2013, the day after the bombing of the Boston Marathon. At that time there was not yet any information about who might have perpetrated the attack. As the nation weeps for the…
Read MoreBlack Unemployment Driven By White America’s Favors For Friends
A new book busts myths about Black people in the workplace, finding that racism and stereotypes prevent employment success.
Read MoreDavid Leonard Takes on Racism and White Privilege
One professor explains how Black peopel have a far different experience then their white peers–and urges those peers to act.
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