Welcome to the Poverty + Racial Injustice Stories Project. Our nation is experiencing an awakening, and for some, an introduction to the injustices that Black people have been facing in this country for decades. We are dedicating this project to the stories of AmeriCorps VISTA members whose work goes beyond the VISTA mission to eradicateContinue reading “The Poverty + Racial Injustice Stories Project”
Category Archives: White Supremacy Culture
Characters of White Supremacy
This is a short piece on the main characteristics of white supremacy culture. Below there are 15 characteristics, but I want to talk about perfectionism, sense of urgency, individualism, objectivity, either/or thinking, power hoarding, progress means bigger, and fear of open conflict. This is not a narrative on white culture or identity. Anyone or anyContinue reading “Characters of White Supremacy”
White Fragility Review
In White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo uses her exhaustive experience running diversity-training and cultural-competency sessions to explicate why white people have a hard time discussing racism.