Class 1: Systems and Fragility

Below is the recording of Class 1 for July.  The recordings are divided into different sections.  Please email peoplesschooldc@gmail.com if you notice any issues with the recordings or any broken or deadlinks, or have any feedback. . 

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Agenda

1. Introduction and Setting Context
2. Defining Racism
White Fragility
3. Common Excuses for Racism and White Privilege
4. Racism as Systems
5. Rise of Race Neutral Racism
6. Resources and Ways to Get Involved

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Presentation Slides

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Pre-readings and Viewings

• Readings
  • Peoples School of DC: Race Disparities
  • Dismantling Racism: Racism Defined
  • Josh Singer: The Difference Between White Supremacy and White Supremacists Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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• Video
  • CNN: Cuomo on systemic racism in US economy: Here’s the proof (6:55 mins)

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1. Introduction and Setting Context

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Videos in Section

• U.S. Department of Arts and Culture: #HonorNativeLand
• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper | The Daily Social Distancing Show

• Guardian: James Baldwin at Cambridge University – 1965

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2. Defining Racism

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Videos in Section

• CBS This Morning: How do we know if something is racist? An expert explains
• MTV Impact: 5 Things You Should Know About Racism | Decoded | MTV News
• Jay Smooth: How To Tell Someone They Sound Racist

• The Root” There is no such thing as reverse racism

• Aamer Rahman (Fear of a Brown Planet) – Reverse Racism

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3. White Fragility
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Common Excuses for Racism and White Privilege

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Videos in Section

• RISE District: Seeing White Fragility

• Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo

• Franchesca Ramsey: Getting Called Out: How to Apologize

• Author Kimberly Jones Addresses Looting and Broken Social Contract
   

   

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Further Information

 

• Common Excuses to Deny Racism and White Privilege

 

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4. Racism as Systems

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Videos in Section

• Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo
• TRT World: Institutional racism in US explained through a Michael Jackson song
• James Baldwin on the Dick Cavett Show
• Guante – “How to Explain White Supremacy to a White Supremacist”
   

   

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5. Rise of Race Neutral Racism

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Videos in Section

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. || Why Black Americans Face More Obstacles

• Martin Luther King Jr.: “My dream has turned into a nightmare”

• Ian Haney López on Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Racism (Southern Strategy)

• John McCain Concession Speech Pushing the Post Racial Myth

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6. Resources and Ways to Get Involved

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Get involved Locally

• Peoples School of DC: Local Trainings, Lectures, Activism
• Peoples School of DC: Local Social Justice Resources and Organizations

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