A Few Things One Black Woman Would Like You To Know About Race

In my quest to resist racism in my own heart, one of the blogs I follow is Anti-Racist Parent. In a recent re-post entitled Dear America: A few things this black woman would like you to know about race, ARP editor Tami Winfrey-Harris shares some of her thoughts on the subject, “Is race still an issue in America?”

From the article:

“White supremacy is ingrained in American culture and we are all affected by that. I don’t mean the “white power” sort of supremacy, just the idea that the dominant culture, which is white/European, is the benchmark. So, it is no surprise that blond hair and blue eyes are celebrated, that a black preacher’s fiery sermons would strike many Americans as odd, and that a black accent is perceived as less desirable than a white one.

The sin is not that we are biased in this way–and we are ALL biased. The sin is that we pretend that we aren’t biased and fail to address the inequities that our prejudice creates.”

To read the article in its entirety, click here.