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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

Resources:

• the privilege walk
• Chescaleigh (see also MTV Decoded)
• Jay Smooth
• how not to get in trouble with the police
• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, by Peggy McIntosh
• Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test

You can find Ericka at everylevelleads.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

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