Assignment: Whiteness and White Privilege
Part 1: According to the book White Fragility: Why it is so hard for white people to talk about racism answer the following questions.
According to Diangelo how does socialization impact and/or shape racial relations between white and non-white people?
According to Diangelo what are some of the mechanisms that perpetuate white supremacy?
Why do most white people not see themselves as having a race?
What white people can do to become allies to non-white people on the fight against racism and white supremacy?
Part 2
Watch the below YouTube video and answer the following questions.
Race and Whiteness in the Era of TrumpismLinks to an external site.
Race and Whiteness in the Era of Trumpism
What Tim Wise describes as Trumpism and why he argues that Trumpism was not about economic anxiety but a white supremacist movement?
Tim Wise argues that, “the history of America is the history of rich white men telling not-rich white people that their enemies are black and brown people.” How do you analyze Wise claims in this sentence? Do you agree or disagree with Wise? Explain.