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Episode 253: Conversations Are Key
What are my reflections on whiteness? How does being in touch with my whiteness inform my perspective? White privilege is based on whiteness being invisible. We have likely not been told we have to represent our race. If you aren't already, start talking about whiteness with other white people, particularly your family. Would you rather your children learn about sex and violence from TV and kids at school? If the answer is no, isn't the same thing true about race. Wouldn't you rather shape the conversation? We start to dismantle white supremacy by having these conversations. It is better to do it imperfectly, than to not do it at all. Reading Resources Ta-Nehisi Coates’ article, The Case for Reparations Van Jones’ article, “Black People ‘Loot’ Food..White People ‘Find’ Food” Books The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander Caught, Marie Gottschalk Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo Me and White Supremacy, by Layla F. Saad Uprooting Racism, How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, Paul Kivel Shelly Tochluk, Witnessing Whiteness Race and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race, Derald Wing Sue So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Oluo Where to give money or time: NAACP Southern Poverty Law Center Dream Defenders Black Youth Project 100 National Bail Fund