What Is White Privilege, Really?

To create an equal society, we must commit to making unbiased choices and being antiracist in all aspects of our lives.

An ally is anyone from a dominant or majority group that is working towards ending oppression by supporting and advocating for those in marginalized and oppressed groups. Becoming an ally is a process and it isn't always easy or comfortable.

You may know what race you are, but how would you prove it if someone disagreed with you? The fact is, race is a social and political construct that has evolved in fascinating and often confusing ways over the centuries.

Mindfulness can help you develop better relationships and become a more effective leader. Here are three tools to help you get started.

Understanding the privilege(s) you have and how certain privileges can be and are used to benefit some groups while oppressing others. What is meant by terms such as male privilege, class privilege, white fragility or white supremacy?

This is how one Native American presents her interpretation of the indigenous understanding of nature. Increasingly there has been debate over the nature of the Native American’s relationship to the land, both past and present.

Appalachians who love their land and their mountain homes. But history reveals some unsettling stories about some Appalachians who were forced off their land in the 1930s to make room for the Shenandoah National Park.

An expanded concept of the “black commons” – based on shared economic, cultural and digital resources as well as land – could be a part of undoing the racist legacy of chattel slavery by encouraging economic development and creating communal wealth.

Moving beyond allyship of DEI is imperative for leaders of nonprofits and all organizations. This 2.5-minute video features NonprofitHR.com Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Emily Holthaus as she explains a path through what can be uncomfortable and challenging conversations.

Like many before us, my Indian parents valued land as a form of inheritance. They also fell in love with the gentle rolling hills of East Texas. In late 2020, my parents started searching for freedom from COVID-19 by looking for land to purchase.