... But I'm NOT Racist!: Tools for Well-Meaning Whites

by Kathy Obear

I have often overlooked the common racist dynamics that occurred around me as I was focused on the task, not our process.

Most whites do not yet have the willingness or capacity to acknowledge the cumulative impact of the years, decades, and centuries of racism that people of color experience.

Coming from the illusion that we are helping people of color is never sustainable. Whites need to find deeper, more personal reasons to stay committed to the work of racial justice or we will continually use our white privilege to drop out when anything gets too hard.