How Can White People Be Better Allies in Racial Justice? (Audio)
Public speaker David Campt talks about how White people can be effective allies and why people of color should foster those relationships.
Black stories matter: on the whiteness of children’s books
A discussion of the extent to which the publishing industry favors children’s books that feature white characters and themes.
When a police shooting victim is a white woman
In relatively predictable fashion, the response to a police shooting is vastly different when the victim is a white woman.
Why Some White People Don’t See White Privilege
And exploration of how white people have differing experiences and understandings of white privilage.
Profs use video games to teach about ‘white privilege’
Professors in Illinois are working with students to create video games that teach people about white privilege.
White People Need To Stop Colonizing Fiction
An articles about cultural appropriation in literature.
“I’m Hearing You’re Really Angry”
Advice on how to talk to the white working class without insulting them.
Dear White Men: On Cultural Appropriation
An essay on cultural appropriation and how White people should take care when participating in elements of Black culture.
White allies: Thoughts and conversations for today’s movement
Conversations with white allies and a discussion of the movement for racial justice in America.
White people aren’t the enemy: Why social justice demands a rainbow coalition of minorities & poor whites
A thoughtful article about the natural coalition between working class people of different backgrounds and the need for acknowledging common purpose.
Former Neo-Nazi Says It’s On White People To Fight White Supremacy
An article about the founder of an organization for people moving away from hate groups who encourages white people to take responsibility for white supremacy in our country.
The Heart of Whiteness: Ijeoma Oluo Interviews Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black
Critical thoughts on a discussion with Rachel Dolezal, a white women who identifies as black and promotes the concept of ‘racial fluidity.’