White people

Educating white children on white privilege is not as straightforward as it may seem. One study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology suggests that when presented with evidence of white privilege, white people actually respond with denial on the basis of personal hardships (Phillips, Lowry 12-18). The study also states that understanding privilege, “requires a comparison to someone of another group membership with the same life circumstances” (Phillips, Lowry 12-18). If white children…

colonized by white settlers most of the politicians were white. Black people had very little say in any political decisions and due to that in 1948 the ANC (African National Congress) made apartheid. It was a system of racial segregation and discrimination. The goal was to separate the whites from the non-whites. The whites had different washrooms, water fountains etc. Where as the non- whites would have different things. The point of the apartheid was to separate the races, not just whites…

Universe. First Nation refers to the groups of native peoples in Canada that have no ties to the Inuit/Eskimo or the Metis: a group comprised of those with Native American and European ancestry. (Metis Nation 2007) Callingbull belongs to the Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada. Controversy has been raised not for her title, but for how she is using it. Callingbull has been using her newfound platform to promote advocacy for First Nation people. (Bhatia 2015) She has utilized this position to garner…

If you were to ask an average white American today if they believe segregation between white folks and black folks still exists, the answer would most likely be no. Why would they have a reason to believe the opposite if federal fair-housing laws have been on the books since 1968? But why is it that “in a network of 100 friends, a white person, on average, has one black friend”? (Kristof 2) In the article Redlining Revisited: Mortgage Lending Patterns in Sacramento 1930–2004, Jesus Hernandez…

White Supremacy and Privilege Effects People of Color People of Color in the United States struggle to navigate through a society dominated by White supremacy. Racism is almost ignored on a daily basis because of how ingrained it is into American society. Internal and external consequences how been proven to affect people of Color when they live in a society where white supremacy is normalized and being a person of Color is seen as being inferior. In the United States, white people have…

Joel Schumacher and released in 1996, represents the overall perspective that most white people in society believe they are superior to African-American people and as a result, African-American people have to fight against racial prejudice for equality and justice. This film follows the journey of an African-American man, Carl Lee Hailey, living in Mississippi in the 1980s, who is on trial for murdering the two white men who raped his daughter. The perspective is constructed through the careful…

The case of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer, continues to make headlines weeks after the incident sparked riots and outrage in Ferguson, Missouri, and prompted a national debate (The Week, August 2014). Meanwhile, the case of Dillon Taylor, a white 20-year-old shot and killed by a black policeman outside a 7/11 in Utah has received virtually no media coverage beyond local news reports…

In the “The Pathology of White Privilege” by Tim Wise talks about how white privilege has affected the United States. He brings up that “White Privilege” is not seen by Whites that it 's as if Whites are blind to the issue. That America is blind to racism, blind to problems that only affects minorities. We choose to ignore things when it 's not directly affecting us, but how are we as a nation ignoring issues that are happening here in our nation? We choose to incarcerate minorities, deny…

Racism is one of the world’s biggest issues today. Specifically, many people aren’t aware of how much racism still exists in our schools, work, etc. For example, one who is stopped by the police, either in cars or where ever. Most of the time, the colored folks are more than likely to be racially profiled, without even doing anything. “One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.” - Alvin Ailey Clearly, if the adult is stopped by the police and the child or young adult…

The tour featured histories of the town and highlighted the many prominent black and white anti-slavery advocates in the area. When speaking about the town, Strimer repeatedly referred to the area in Florence from 1840-1860 as a ‘utopian society’ or a ‘utopia’ and even the brochure uses the term ‘utopia’ to describe the community (David Ruggles Center). Strangely, during the same tour he claimed that the people in the town did not believe that it was one or should be referred to as such. The use…