For the purpose of understanding perceptive, Journalist-in-Residence Cheryl Owsley Jackson is a biracial woman who identifies as Black, while Heather May, senior lecturer in Communication Studies, identifies as a cisgender white women.
In this powerful and insightful discussion, we explore:
The origins and persistence of institutional racism in the U.S., and how its driven by individual racism
The legacy and manifestation of white privilege
The definition and nuances of racism, and what we get wrong about it
What white people can do to understand and combat racism