whiteness
White Night: 40 Years after Jonestown, Well-Intentioned White Women Are Still a Menace
The role of white women in Jonestown is a stark reminder that even the most progressive among us may be inclined to support dominant power structures when it suits us.
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Loving v. White Anxiety: "Loving" Tells the Story of the Couple Who Challenged Racist Marriage Laws
The new movie is a powerful portrayal of Loving v. Virginia, the landmark case that struck down laws banning interracial marriage.
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Popaganda: A Guide to Trump Resistance
After the election of Trump, a lot of people are asking “What now?” For today’s show, we talked to 10 people about things we can all do—right now—to help prepare for Trump’s presidency. Some of these ideas are about working with elected officials and policies. But calling your senators,... Read more »
Denial Maintains Supremacy: White Disbelief and the Trump Presidency
White people have never wholly accepted what happens to people of color in the United States.
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White Women, You Need to Talk About Racism
For too long, the emotional labor that comes with talking about race has been put on people of color.
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Talking to Your Kids About Trump: Don't Sugar-Coat His Bigotry, They Need to Know the Word "Racist"
While we teach him about things like racism and sexism, we also teach him about empathy, compassion, and consent.
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Donald Trump Is a White People Problem
It’s votes from white people that carried him into office. We can’t ignore that fact.
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To Call Trump an “Outsider” Is to Dodge the Real Point
He is a raging white supremacist. That’s not outside American politics, it’s right at the heart of the status quo.
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Respect, Rename, Remove! : An Activist Anti-Columbus Day Tour Aims to Decolonize the History Museum
A project called Decolonize This Place led an alternative tour of the American Museum of Natural History.
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