“Transforming White Fragility Into Courageous Imperfection”

““White fragility” — it’s a term I had never heard before Saturday night. A friend uttered it in reference to how so many white people respond when challenged about racism, and I felt like someone had turned the lights on. It…

“Leigh Anne Tuohy, Racism, and the White Saviour Complex”

“Another white woman, one Leigh Anne “I Adopted A Black Boy So I Can’t Possibly Be Racist” Tuohy, decides that White Lady #1 is wrong. Which is actually the correct assumption for Ms. Tuohy to make, so I guess this is where some…

“Want to Meet America’s Worst Racists? Come to the Northwest”

“tucked away in the Pacific Northwest of the United States is a vicious group that most people have never heard of but the nation’s most virulent online racists know well…

To be sure, the Northwest…

“Cognitive Costs of Exposure to Racial Prejudice”

“The cognitive impact of exposure to ambiguous versus blatant cues to prejudice depended on subjects’ racial group. Black subjects experienced the greatest impairment when they saw ambiguous evidence of prejudice, whereas White subjects…

“11 Major Misconceptions About the Black Lives Matter Movement”

“this new movement’s penchant for disruptive protest and impassioned public speeches about persistent racial inequality have been disconcerting to many Americans who wonder what the end-game is for this new generation of…

“Black ‘Harry Potter’ Characters Aren’t Just Beautiful — They’re Revolutionary”

“There’s an unspoken rule in literature: Characters are white unless explicitly described otherwise. Take, for example, Hermione Granger from Harry Potter: Thanks to actress Emma Watson, we…

“Miley Cyrus Whitesplains Race to Nicki Minaj and Misses the Point Entirely”

“You can denounce racism, black people — but do it nicely.

Cyrus then went on to take an even more personal direct jab at Minaj.

“The Unbearable Whiteness Of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — Tina Fey’s Racist New Show”

“I’ve never seen a show with such a diverse cast that was written so obviously and exclusively for privileged white people…

These characters could have been…

“You deplete me: The cognitive costs of colorblindness on ethnic minorities”

“People are oftentimes unaware of the ideologies endorsed by their colleagues and peers, yet these ideologies may influence them in powerful ways. Indeed, the more White employees endorse a…