White people who are
White people who are doing this work need to make their stories known to serve as guides for others. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Beverly Daniel Tatum
The social pressure from
The social pressure from friend and acquaintance to collude, to not notice racism, can be quite powerful. Beverly Daniel Tatum
In order to prevent
In order to prevent chronic discomfort, Whites may learn not to notice. Beverly Daniel Tatum
We all get misinformation
We all get misinformation growing up about people who are different from ourselves. Beverly Daniel Tatum
The task of resisting
The task of resisting our own oppression does not relieve us of the responsibility of acknowledging our complicity in the oppression of others. Beverly Daniel Tatum
It is important to
It is important to understand that the system of advantage is perpetuated when we do not acknowledge its existence. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Many white people experience
Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence, some domain in which we exercise some level of power and control. The task for each of us, White and of color, is to identify what our own sphere of … Read more
To work effectively as
To work effectively as an agent of change in a pluralistic society, it is necessary to be able to connect with people different from oneself. Beverly Daniel Tatum