Whiteness, privilege, fragility
Learn about the concepts of Whiteness, White privilege and White fragility. and they relate to systems of racial oppression.
"Our search for understanding in matters of race automatically inclines us toward blackness, although that is not where these answers lie. It has become a common observation that blackness, and race more generally, is a social construct. But examining whiteness as a social construct offers more answers."
~ Nell Irvine Painter
- What is Whiteness?SOURCE: Nell Irvine Painter, New York Times
- WhitenessSOURCE: Calgary Anti-Racism Initiative
SUMMARY: Shares a definition, explanation and key features of Whiteness.
- WhitenessSOURCE: National Museum of African American History and Culture. From the Museum's extensive online resource: "Talking About Race".
SUMMARY: Shares information about the concept of Whiteness and related concepts such as White privilege, White nationalism , White dominant culture, internalized dominance and more. Includes videos and questions to prompt further thought and discussion.
- What’s My Complicity? Talking White Fragility With Robin DiAngeloSOURCE: Learning for Justice
White privilege, light-skinned privilege & colourism
- White PrivilegeSOURCE: Calgary Anti-Racism Initiative
- What Is White Privilege, Really?SOURCE: Learning for Justice
- Forms of PrivilegeSOURCE: MediaSmarts
- Colourism – how shade bias perpetuates prejudice against people with dark skinSOURCE: by Aisha Phoenix, The Conversation
On Whiteness
Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott
Ijeoma Oluo | So You Want to Talk About Race | Talks at Google
Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
