Baylor University professor George Yancey says that the white fragility term has some truths, but there is a better way to engage in dialogue and come up with solutions between people of different colors.
Articles – White Privilege
Articles that address white privilege.
ARTICLE: Why I Stopped Talking about Racial Reconciliation and Started Talking About White Supremacy
A fiery piece of commentary that was penned in 2017. It lists three reasons – “individualistic theology, a sanitized version of history, and good old white centering” – why the author stopped talking about racial reconciliation and started talking about white supremacy.
ARTICLE: The United States of Privilege
After breaking down what privilege means author Jemar Tisby gives Christians ways to engage in their local communities while giving a Biblical framework for understanding privilege and how to use it for good.
ARTICLE: Becoming less defensive about white privilege
A short, powerful article that calls on Christians to use their faith to examine their behavior and perspectives.
ARTICLE: White Privilege Is Seeing ‘White’ as the Default
By bringing attention to seemingly innocuous products such as Band-Aids that white people take for granted Ronke Abidoye clearly makes a case that white is the default in American culture and acknowledgment of that fact is needed to move forward.
