Implicit Racism: A Harmful Theory?

Jennie Colabatistto — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:07:20 +0000

The other day, I had a very interesting conversation with a student of color, who is a friend of mine about systems of oppression, specifically racism. For anonymity sake, we will call the student Mike. I was telling Mike about my Contemporary Racism class that I am currently taking and was surprised by his reaction to some of the concepts we are learning about. He seemed to have particular discontent with the concept of implicit ...

Why Excluding Whites from Black Liberation Movements is Counterproductive

Jennie Colabatistto — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:09:04 +0000

Recently, I came across an article on Facebook posted by a fellow like-minded student, which surprised and intrigued me. The article was entitled “White People Have No Place in Black Liberation” and was from RaceBaitr.com, written by Kevin Rigby Jr. and Hari Ziyad. The basic premise of the article was that white people should not be allowed to participate in black liberation movements. Rigby and Ziyad argue that because whiteness is historically and contextually seen ...

Jennie Colabatistto – Contemporary Racism

Implicit Racism: A Harmful Theory?

Why Excluding Whites from Black Liberation Movements is Counterproductive