To Dismantle White Privilege We Need to Be Honest About the Way We See Others

Our assumptions about others must be more than skin deep

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
The Honest Perspective
3 min readMar 26, 2021

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I’m mixed-race living in a predominantly white area and I assumed I knew privilege intimately. I was wrong.

Whenever white privilege has been discussed over the last few years it is predominantly in reference to…

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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
The Honest Perspective

Writing on the female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at The Green Parent magazine. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.