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Understanding White Privilege and White Fragility

What is White Privilege?

In the U.S., white privilege is the lived experience of greater social/political access, representation and entitlement, and material and economic security that people considered white have as a result of white supremacy. It's important to note that while many white people are oppressed on the basis of class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion, culture, ethnicity, etc, it is still true that ALL white people benefit from white privilege in various ways. (Source: Robin DiAngelo, see videos below)

GCORR. (2015). Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin Di Angelo. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/147760743
Church of the Larger Fellowship - CLFUU. (2016). Robin DiAngelo on White Fragility. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=cGGI66uK9x4

Becoming an Ally

chescaleigh. (2014). 5 Tips For Being An Ally. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dg86g-QlM0
chescaleigh. (2013). Getting Called Out: How to Apologize. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8xJXKYL8pU