Class 2: Whiteness

Below is the recording of Class 2 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. 

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Agenda

1. Introduction and Setting Context
2. Creation of White
3. Culture of Whiteness
4. White Privilege
5. Color Blindness, White Saviorism, Whitelash
6. White Centering and Respectability Politics
7. 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

(Same Introduction every week)

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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. Creation of White

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Videos in Section

• MSNBC: Eddie Glaude on Racism in America: This Is Us
• Scene On Radio Podcast’s Season 2: “Seeing White”
• VOX: The myth of race, debunked in 3 minutes
• TEDxCharlottesville: Seeing White | John Biewen |

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3. Culture of Whiteness

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Videos in Section

• john a powell speaking at ABSV Symposium: Day 1 – Opening Remarks & Keynote (john a. powell starts at 17.30)

• MTV: White People | Official Full Documentary |

 

 

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4. White Privilege

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Videos in Section

• Now This: #WeVoteNext Summit: Activist Janaya ‘Future’ Khan on Redefining Privilege
• Cut: Black Parents Explain How to Deal with the Police
• Charity Croff: White Privilege Explained in 5 Minutes
• Color of Fear – What it Means to be American
• The New York Times Op-Docs: A Conversation With White People On Race
• @WANPOETRY – Kyla Jenée Lacey: “White Privilege”

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5. Coloblindness, White Saviorism, Whitelash

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Videos in Section

• MTV: White People | Official Full Documentary |
• MTV News: Decoded: Why Color Blindness Will NOT End Racism
• James Baldwin on Dick Cavett Show 1968
• Democracy Now: Hannah Nicole Jones: Just Like After Reconstruction, Trump Vote Highlights White Backlash to Recent Racial Progress

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6. White Centering and Respectability Politics

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Videos in Section

• Jully Black: The heated debate on the Canada Reads 2018 finale
• Ahsante the Artist: How to Be a Good Ally – Identity, Privilege, Resistance
• Angela Davis: Prison Interview 1972

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7. Resources and Ways to Get Involved

(Same every week)

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Additional Resources

• Scene on the Radio: Seeing White

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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