How “White Privilege” Obscures Black Vulnerability

There is a crucial distinction between the laborer and the capitalist, but the psychological security that a white person gains from the objectification of the Black Other is of a different sort.

_____ The idea of white privilege has become indispensable in both academic and public conversations about race. It is the ultimate trump card to play when one wants to concisely and incisively describe the often unseen roadblocks that white people erect, which can thwart the thriving of non-white people. Undoubtedly you’ve ...
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How “White Privilege” Obscures Black Vulnerability

Black Aesthetic/Aesthetic Black

Race, Space, and the Possibilities of Becoming

How do we recognize blackness? Is it something we feel? According to recent data, medical professionals believe we don’t feel pain at the same intensity as white people, and therefore are administered less pain medication. Is it something we taste? Black culinary traditions are rooted in history and experience, but only a few ...
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Black Aesthetic/Aesthetic Black