WCML 065: How to have awkward conversations about race without being afraid of fucking up, with Ericka Hines

Reading between the fine lines To free ourselves from what confines. Despite all adversity She works for diversity. Please welcome Ericka Hines!
Kyeli asks, “How can I, as a sensitive white person, have conversations about race without being afraid of fucking up?”

Ericka Hines, a professional at this sort of thing, answers.

  • “Be humble, and be prepared to fumble.” -Ericka Hines
  • Ericka and Pace have an actual awkward conversation about race
  • intent vs. impact
  • Being color-blind: “I don’t see color, I only see humans”
  • What is privilege, and how do you know if you have it?
  • Kyeli’s story of the KKK license plate
  • Pace’s story of “Why are all my clients white?”
  • be sensitive but not tentative

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