White People: I Don’t Want You To Understand Me Better, I Want You To Understand Yourselves

An urgent appeal for white people to better understand their place in our culture.
An urgent appeal for white people to better understand their place in our culture.
The title says it all.
A Portland Community College student conscientiously breaks down common misunderstandings about their Whiteness History Month program.
A community college in Portland launches a broadly misunderstood effort to grapple with the social construction of whiteness.
Many students at prominent universities maintain widely debunked stereotypes regarding academic performance.
A very useful article for people trying to learn and teach about the false assumptions many have about privilege.
Some suggestions to White people about how to avoid common misconceptions about race.
An article that addresses the idea that white privilege goes beyond economic status.
Suggestions from prominent people of color invested in social justice about how White people can address racism in their community.
Some useful instructions on how to avoid typical pitfalls of wannabe ‘post-racialism’ and assumed sensitivity.