White Privilege
To get a better understanding of what White Privilege really means, read the article below from our co-founder Mike DeCandido:
CommonBondz White Privilege Speaker Series December 2020
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation defines white privilege as, “the unquestioned and unearned set of advantages, entitlements, benefits and choices bestowed on people solely because they are white. Generally white people who experience such privilege do so without being conscious of it.”
We commonly hear the argument that one believes they do not have white privilege because they grew up in a disadvantaged environment. However, white privilege does not mean your socioeconomic privilege. It means you have not faced hardships specifically because of your race.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation writes:
Examples of privilege might be: "I can walk around a department store without being followed." "I can come to a meeting late and not have my lateness attributed to your race;" "being able to drive a car in any neighborhood without being perceived as being in the wrong place or looking for trouble." "I can turn on the television or look to the front page and see people of my ethnic and racial background represented." "I can take a job without having co-workers suspect that I got it because of my racial background." "I can send my 16-year old out with his new driver's license and not have to give him a lesson how to respond if police stop him."
Learn more about white privilege through the following resources.
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What Is White Privilege, Really? - Cory Collins, Teaching Tolerance
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Peggy McIntosh
White Debt - Eula Biss, The New York Times Magazine
Privileged - Kyle Korver, The Players Tribune