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Resources

White Privilege

• Essay "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" by Peggy McIntosh

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• Article from Yes Magazine by Jon Greenburg, addressing white privilege as the ability to be perceived as the standard of “normal”

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• Essay “What is White Privilege” by Cory Collins 

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• Tim Wise's Exploration of Privilege and the Development of Legal Doctrine

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• Short video by Joy DeGruy on how to put white privilege to positive use

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Critical Race Theory Self Study

• Video by Ijeoma Oluo introducing critical race theory and responding to those who would suppress it (10min)

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• Article from Vox by Fabiola Cineas with more details about critical race theory and the current attacks on it (15 min read)

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• Richard Rothstein's book "The Color of Law", (links to articles and interviews related to his book, as well as link for purchasing book)

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History of racism in Portland:

• The Racist History of Portland  (The Atlantic, 7/22/2016)

• Local Color (OPB/PBS one hour video)

• African American Resources in Portland, Oregon, from 1851 to 1973  ​(This 190 page narrative summary is found on a National Historic Places Register form and begins on page 3 of the form)

• 1993 The History of Portland's African American Community, 166p

• 1-14-18 African Americans In Portland, A History of Displacement and Exclusion, 18p. PDX Scholar, Young Historians Conference.

• 8-18-21 History of Racist Planning in Portland by Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. 

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Understanding tribal instincts as they influence racism:

• You Are Not So Smart podcast on tribal psychology

PBS Digital Studios: Origin of Everything

• The Origin of Race in the USA

• What is Ethnicity?

• What is Cultural Appropriation?​

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The course that started it all!

• Dr. Ruha Benjamin's social justice curriculum​​

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More Resources

• "Racial Justice: A List of Resources for White People"

• "Documentaries, Movies and Videos about Race" 

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