Via Medium. The Subtle Linguistics of Polite White Supremacy Via YawoBrown What is Polite White Supremacy? Polite White Supremacy is the notion that whites should remain the ruling class while denying that they are the ruling class, politely. Affectionately, it’s called #PWS for short. It has been referred to as the Casual American Caste System, … Read More
Via Vivette Jeffries-Logan, Michelle Johnson, Tema Okun. Accountability in a Time of Justice Vivette Jeffries-Logan, Michelle Johnson, Tema Okun If you have come to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine then let’s work together. Aboriginal Activist Sisters Accountability is a well-worn … Read More
Via Medium. GRIEVING THE WHITE VOID By Abraham Lateiner Learn more at www.risksomething.org “I stood to my feet in the midst of the cosmos. I discovered that all were intoxicated and none were thirsty. At the moment you are inebriated, but free from the effects of wine, you too may turn and stand.” — Yeshua, Saying … Read More
Via Paul Kivel. The Costs of Racism to White People by P a u l K i v e l WE TEND TO THINK OF RACISM as a problem for people of color and something we should be concerned about for their sake. It is true that racism is devastating to them, and if we … Read More
Via Organization for Black Struggle and the Anti-Racist Collective. What is the Role for White People Working for Racial Justice in this Current Period? Recently both cable news and twitter feeds got active after a group of white supremacists marched through the University of Virginia, Charlottesville campus under the banner “Unite the Right.” The horrific … Read More
Via What’s UP?! Talking points – Effective Strategies for Confronting Racism in Conversation These strategies were generated from What’s UP?! Pgh Conversation Salons over the years. Thank you to all the participants, planners, facilitators and space providers! Keep in mind the elements of the situation: Timing – now or later? Can you come back … Read More
