In the beginning, that discomfort was awkward, but by the end of the conference, I had come to understand that unless and until I became uncomfortable with my white privilege, I would never change. And change, I came to realize, was something I desperately needed.
Read More »A Lost Soul at Lost Lake
It was near there on my family’s first trip where I first experienced the ecological balance of nature, and how we could really mess it up.
Read More »Council meeting a reminder that we need to confront racism in community
We were hearing a sermon at the Church of White Privilege; and the followers in the Chase Gallery were ready to worship.
Read More »Black is the New Black: White Privilege and White Fragility
In 1900, W. E. B. Du Bois declared that “the problem of the 20th century” would be “the problem of the color line.” His prediction is just as true for our 21st century. Black men and women in contemporary America are judged not by the content of their character, but by the color of their skin.
Read More »Checking his privilege: A response to Tal Fortgang
For a while I’ve been meaning to address the controversial essay “Checking My Privilege,” by Jewish college student Tal Fortgang. At Princeton, Fortgang’s fellow collegians apparently advise him to check his privilege on a regular basis.
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