Internalized Racism

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Internalized Racism
"Internalized Racism" offers a thorough and very readable examination of internalized racism. In addition to introducing the concept of internalized racism, the article also explains its manifestations and an approach for its elimination.
Author: Suzanne Lipsky
Category: Internalized Racism

Internalized Racism and Latinos
This article defines internalized racism, and explains how it manifests itself within and ultimately harms the Latino community.
Author: Laura M. Padilla
Category: Internalized Racism

Internalized Racism and Oppression
Short and accessible article that provides an introduction to internalized racism from a minister's perspective.
Author: Rev. Gerald Cunningham
Category: Internalized Racism

Internalized Racism: A Definition
Not just an introductory piece, this essay elaborates on how internalized racism develops and what can be done to eliminate it.
Author: Donna Bivens
Category: Internalized Racism

A Question of Color
Ebony, cola black, skillet blond, redbone, high yellow, cinnamon, brown sugar. A litany of descriptive skin hues used by African-Americans introduces this unflinchingly candid exploration of color consciousness in the black community. The filmmaker, herself the product of an interracial marriages, analyzes the geneses of this internal caste system.
Category: Internalized Racism

Black Is, Black Ain't
For centuries, American culture has imposed harmful stereotypes on black Americans. Equally painful, however, have been the definitions of blackness that African-Americans have imposed on one another. While Black Is...Black Ain't rejoices in Black diversity, many speakers bare their pain at having been silenced or excluded because they were perceived as "not Black enough" or conversely "too Black."
Category: Internalized Racism