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Bentley Library Racial Justice Initiative

In Pursuit of Racial Justice through Learning and Understanding

Understand White Privilege

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, is the 2017 Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor at the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University.

Wellesley, M. A. (1988). White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to see Correspondences through Work in Women’s Studies

This paper, written by Peggy McIntosh, is the predecessor to the article, White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. The paper discusses the causes and manifestations of white privilege.

Collins, Cory (2018). What is White Privilege, Really? Recognizing white privilege begins with truly understanding the term itself

In his article, Collins states that white privilege is getting to choose when and where you want to take a stand. It’s knowing that you and your humanity are safe.

Kendall, Francis E. (2002). Understanding White Privilege

Kendall states that one of the primary privileges [of being white] is that of having greater access to power and resources than people of color do; in other words, purely on the basis of our skin color doors are open to us that are not open to other people.

 

Learn How to be an Ally

Created by chescaleigh (2014). 5 Tips For Being An Ally

Carson, Erin (2020). In the fight for racial justice, here's what white allyship looks like

At a time when many are looking to do more than just post to social media, here's what the experts have to say about meaningful allyship.

Morrison, Melanie S. (2013). Becoming Trustworthy White Allies. Reflections.

Melanie Morrison, an ordained minister, reflects on how to become trustworthy white allies; people who are passionately committed to eliminating systems of oppression that unjustly benefit white people.

Created by Barnard Center for Research on Women and members of Project NIA (2017).