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Books

Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States
An aggressive look at the role of white privilege in the United States, Bonilla-Silva intends Racism Without Racists to be a "wake-up call" to whites about the importance race plays in shaping the lives of blacks. Relying on interview data, Bonilla-Silva analyzes the various manifestations of color-blind racism with the goal of revealing their remarkably color-conscious result.
Author: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
Uprooting Racism talks about racism without rhetoric or attack. Speaking as a white to fellow whites, Kivel shares stories, suggestions, advice, exercises and approaches for working together to fight racism. He does this while discussing the timely issues of affirmative action, immigration, institutional racism, anti-Semitism, humor, political correctness and the meaning of whiteness. And he covers the different forms of racial injustice faced by Latinos, such as Asian Americans, African Americans, Native-Americans, and Jews. At once gentle and provocative, Uprooting Racism helps readers strategically intervene against racism in workplaces, institutions, public policy debates and everyday personal interactions.
Author: Paul Kivel
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

White Awareness: Handbook for Anti-Racism Training
A training manual that guides white people through the process of understanding, challenging, and confronting the issues of racism, this incredible book offers activities, step-by-step instructions, and meaningful exercises to foster understanding among races, and move from awareness to action.
Author: Judith Katz
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race (Critical America Series)
Lopez explores the social and legal origins of white racial identity, examining cases in America's past instrumental in forming contemporary conceptions of race, law, and whiteness. He traces the reasoning employed by the courts in their efforts to justify whiteness and nonwhiteness, revealing the criteria used up until 1952 to determine whiteness and thus suitability for citizenship, and looks at race relations today.
Author: Ian F. Haney Lopez
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

On-line Documents

The Role of White People in Ending Racism
This online document, also available in pdf format, is a good place to become acquainted with how white people can work to end racism.
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

Tim Wise: Articles on White Privilege
Tim Wise is an outspoken anti-racist activist that has written many articles about white privilege. This link will take you to his homepage, with links to his articles and commentary.
Author: Tim Wise
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

Diversity vs. White Privilege
This interview with a professor at California State University examines the difference between diversity and white privilege. While the information was originally intended for educators, the article is an excellent resource for anyone with questions about white privilege.
Author: Christine Sleeter
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

Entering the River: Healing Steps From White Privilege to Racial Reconciliation
An impressive study guide focused on preparing participants to take biblically based, antiracist action as individuals and as a group. Includes nine lessons with handouts for individual or group study to explore race and become an ally.
Author: Tobin Miller Shearer
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

More Thoughts on Why White Privilege is Wrong
This excellent article, a response addresses many of the objections and concerns that people have regarding the existence of White Privilege and the "guilt" complex.
Author: Robert Jenson
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

True Colors of White Privilege
A short but insightful article about the experiences of a white woman married to a black man who has become profoundly aware of the privilege whiteness affords.
Author: Lewis Diuguid
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

White Privilege Shapes the U.S.
A commentary on white privilege, with the author, a white professor, describing his firsthand experiences and observations of white privilege.
Author: Robert Jenson
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
If you are just becoming familiar with white privilege and would like to understand more about what it means, this article is a great place to start.
Author: Peggy McIntosh
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

Videos

The Essential Blue Eyed
Jane Elliott believes that the best way to fight racism and sexism is to make people experience it themselves, even if only for a brief period in a highly controlled environment. She divides a group arbitrarily between brown and blue eyed participants and then subjects the blue eyed participants to a regime of abuse, intimidation and disrespect. It is amazing to watch how in just a few minutes trained professionals become so distracted they stumble over even the most rudimentary tasks. Black members of the group confirm that this is the kind of treatment they must live with every day.
Author: Jane Elliot
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

True Colors
John is white, Glen is black. Together they take part in a series of hidden camera experiments exploring people's reactions to each in a variety of situations. The responses in both the white and racially mixed communities are shocking and consistent. In every instance, John is welcomed into the community while Glen is discouraged by high prices, long waits, and unfriendly salespeople.
Author: ABC News Documentary
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

Center for the Study of White American Culture
Not a website for white supremacists, this website examines whiteness and white American culture, encouraging a dialogue among all racial and cultural groups concerning the role of white American culture in the larger American society.
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building

Whiteprivilege.com
Whiteprivilege.com is a free resource for antiracism education and activism; its editorial focus is analyzing and critically assessing racialized social privilege. Site includes many articles that address current manifestations of white privilege.
Category: White Privilege & Ally Building