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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The principal isn’t wrong About offering the opportunity to unpack white privilege in a majority, historically black city. White privilege is basically the benefit of the doubt or hall pass afforded to you because you’re white so you can bypass the barriers of systemic racism. It is the byproduct of white supremacy.   Racism is the manifestation of your belief in black inferiority. Systemic racism exists because of conscious or unconscious individual racist beliefs. I imagine that people who have joined this WAG might have really close, authentic relationships with Black people, children or adults. I’m an SWS parent, not black or white, and don’t know how any of the affinity groups are going for folks, how many attend, and how many drop out. [/quote]

Black people are experiencing systemic racism in a city where they are the largest demographic group and where Black people hold many of the controlling positions?[/quote]

The world is larger than just this city.  Maybe talk to people about the histories behind how DC became Chocolate City -- an some of the very systimatic issues behind why it's now Latteland, or whatever.  If themes like gentrification, congressional overreach, home rule, and lack of full political representation and power dont come up, keep reading and listening until they do. [/quote]

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