Footnotes

Being Antiracist in Everyday Life

This chapter focuses on what we do in our everyday lives that supports racism. A number of strategies are described. The first is that we can be intentional in claiming our identity. This is important for both whites and people of color because a patchwork quilt society depends on the gifts of all identity

In 2014 Michelle Molitor founded Fellowship for Race and Equity in Education (FREE). She came from a background in education with experience as a teacher and school administrator. Molitor developed customized training for more than 60 schools and institutions across the country. She found an eager audience in educators who wanted to have a language

We All Have Stories

Chapter 12 argues that we need to talk with each other about our experiences of racism. And we need to listen to each other. The stories of six people are used to illustrate what we can learn by talking about racism.

This is an example of a Facebook post by Rev. Jim Rigby. It illustrates why Dennis Benson finds Rigby's Facebook presence encouraging.

OUR DUTY TO LISTEN TO THE ANGER OF THE OPPRESSED
Jim Rigby
October 14, 2017

There seems to be a consensus among many white people that, while we have made some past mistakes on racial issues, ANY anger

In mid-October of 2017 I caught up with Ryan Chung at Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe near Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. Chung was relaxed and excited about work he is doing to help the Lady Clipper Barber Shop in D.C. with social media.

He is finishing his degree at American University, but his focus has changed. Having completed the minor in

Examples of Institutional Antiracism

This chapter tells the stories of four organization that from very different directions helping America move toward becoming a nation without racism. The first is a very large philanthropic foundation. The second is a public charter school. The third is a youth development program. And the last is a community

On August 13, 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia was a site of a demonstration by self proclaimed white supremacists from across the country. They were met by a larger group of counter-demonstrators. Some of the counter-demonstrators had also traveled to make a witness. Violence broke out between the two groups. The most tragic result was the death of

Working Together

Chapter 12 begins with the observation, "The most important lesson that the social scientists have to teach us is that overcoming racism and realizing the civil rights dream is extremely difficult but not impossible." By describing things that we can do together, this chapter mirrors in chapter 11 which discussed what we can do

A legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, and the white paradigm is that white people and families have greater wealth than non-whites. The footnote in Chapter 5 on page 74 describes the extent of the gap in wealth between whites and non-whites. That note also presents the evidence that under the white paradigm the gap is increasing and will continue to

Afterword 2016

This chapter explains that the book was written in 2016 during a very contentious presidential election. Racism was part of the discussion about the campaigns. This chapter gives examples of racism in past elections and claims that the framework of understanding racism presented in the book is helpful in understanding the use of