Why do we still talk about race?
(For the history of racial categories click here.) While it is true that race is not “real” biologically, it is real in its consequences. Because both the government and society have …Continue reading
As a white person, am I supposed to feel guilt about racial inequalities?
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Reasons THIS young person left the church
As any of you connected to the evangelical blogospehre may know, these “Reasons I left the Church” and “Reasons young people leave the church” things are going around. I thought …Continue reading
What the heck is institutional racism?
Institutional or structural racism refers to “the way the government and other public and private institutions systematically afford White people an array of social, political and economic advantages, simply because they …Continue reading
Aren’t we all just members of the human race?
Well, sort of. It is true that there is no one characteristic that distinguishes members of one race from members of another race. Humans are among the most similar of …Continue reading
Am I Racist?
Maybe. Most of us would be lying if we said we’ve never thought or said something racist. But that isn’t really the point. As Jay Smooth once said in this TED Talk, …Continue reading
Health Disparities and Race
People in the most impoverished African American neighborhoods have to travel longer distances to reach the nearest supermarket than people in the most impoverished white neighborhoods – thereby limiting their access …Continue reading
Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
Racial profiling still continues today. Though blacks and whites use drugs at similar rates, Black and Latino males are three times more likely than white males to have their cars …Continue reading
Attitudes About Race
One does not have to look hard to find negative stereotypes (or even “positive stereotypes”) of various racial/ethnic groups in movies,sports, politics, comedy, toys, advertisements, costumes and products. Despite slow gains in interracial marriage, Americans are more comfortable with outmarriages to Whites, …Continue reading
Continued Economic Inequality
Economic inequality between whites and non-whites still persists in a variety of areas. The median net worth (assets minus debts) of white households is 20 times that of black households and …Continue reading
