Aternet posted an excellent article about the role of white privilege in the current presidential race. It can be hard for white folks to recognize privilege, precisely because we have it and consider it normal. The article does a good job of highlighting things we may have overlooked, for example:
White privilege is when you can claim that […]

Here’s the background: an old sermon given by Obama’s former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, pops up suddenly and causes political turmoil. Obama gives a speech distancing himself from Rev. Wright. Then, after a month of silence, the Reverend makes further comments. Finally, Obama denounces the Reverend forever. That’s the brief version, you can click the […]