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Why Talk About Whiteness?
We can't talk about racism without it.
Article by: EMILY CHIARIELLO
This article is from ISSUE 53, SUMMER 2016, of Teaching Tolerance
"Why does whiteness fly beneath the race radar? The normalization of whiteness and the impenetrable ways it protects itself are cornerstones of the way institutions function in the United States. "
Let's Talk! Discussing Whiteness: Teaching Tolerance four part webinar series.
This series covers a range of critical topics that can be difficult to discuss with students and colleagues. This interactive webinar will guide you in reflecting on and defining white privilege through multimedia and group chats. We'll discuss whiteness as a racial identity with the understanding that acknowledging whiteness and the privilege and power attached to it is a necessary step in working toward racial justice.
The Unequal Opportunity Race (Video, 4 mins.)
This video from the African American Policy Forum illustrates the history of structural discrimination against people of color in the United States.
Seeing White (Podcast)
Seeing White is a 14-part podcast documentary series that explores the idea of whiteness, including its history, what it means, and what it is used for. Host John Biewen digs deeply into these questions with multiple scholars, including regular guest Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika. Transcripts of each episode are available online for those who prefer to read vs. listen. MCPASD leaders facilitated conversations around this podcast, and the agendas for these conversations, including questions for reflection are linked here.
The White Racial Frame: Centuries of Racial Framing and Counter-Framing (Book)
by Joe R. Feagin
From description at Amazon: "Deeply imbedded in American minds and institutions, this white racial frame has for centuries functioned as a broad worldview, one essential to the routine legitimization, scripting, and maintenance of systemic racism in the United States. Feagin examines how and why this white racial frame emerged in North America, how and why it has evolved socially over time, which racial groups are framed within it, how it has operated in the past and in the present for both white Americans and Americans of color, and how the latter have long responded with strategies of resistance that include enduring counter-frames. "
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (Book and Film)
by Tim Wise
From description at Amazon: "Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise examines what it really means to be white in a nation created to benefit people who are “white like him"...Wise offers ways in which white people can challenge these unjust privileges, resist white supremacy and racism, and ultimately help to ensure the country’s personal and collective well-being." A 10-minute clip featuring Tim Wise can be found here.
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