‘Goodness’ is Not a Miracle Cure for Racism

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From Everyday Democracy (http://www.everyday-democracy.org):

Like most “good people,” if you had asked me if I was racist I would have answered with a resounding “Of course not!” Growing up as a mixed brown and white woman in a mostly white suburb I was used to being on the lookout for micro-aggressions and outright hostility. What evaded me was the idea that I could be continuing the cycle of racism. “I’m brown, so obviously I’m not racist” was a favorite refrain.

Read the post at https://www.everyday-democracy.org/news/goodness-not-miracle-cure-racism.

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