Occupation: Professor Birth: September 27, 1954
In order to prevent chronic discomfort, Whites may learn not to notice..
The social pressure from friend and acquaintance to collude, to not notice racism, can be quite powerful..
To work effectively as an agent of change in a pluralistic society, it is necessary to be able to connect with people different from oneself..
Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence, some dom….
White people who are doing this work need to make their stories known to serve as guides for others..
To say that it is not our fault does not relieve us of responsibility. However, we may not have polluted the air, but we need to take responsibility,….
The task of resisting our own oppression does not relieve us of the responsibility of acknowledging our complicity in the oppression of others..
We all get misinformation growing up about people who are different from ourselves..
It is important to understand that the system of advantage is perpetuated when we do not acknowledge its existence..