Be an Accountable Anti-Racist

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Being an anti-racist is different from “not being a racist.” “Not being a racist” does nothing to undo racism and is, in the end, just complicity with racism – because we are all part of racist systems. Not working against those systems serves to validate and perpetuate them.

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I'm a White guy living in SE Portland, OR - composer, web developer and anti-racist organizer. I love my neighborhood, hanging with my grandkids and camping with my partner, Cynthia.

Why Does White Supremacy Persist?

White Supremacy SaluteWhat is it that continues to drive white supremacy forward in the United States? Robert Jensen, in his little book, The Heart of Whiteness, explains...

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  1. The Heart of Whiteness (Robert Jensen, 2005, City Lights Publishers).
  2. Desmond Tutu

I'm a White guy living in SE Portland, OR - composer, web developer and anti-racist organizer. I love my neighborhood, hanging with my grandkids and camping with my partner, Cynthia.

How to Recognize White Privilege

White Fragility posterWhite privilege is a set of advantages provided to white Americans simply for being born white. Whites have privilege regardless of whether they see, acknowledge, condone, or agree with it; it’s not a choice.

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  1. Christine Emba, Washington Post, January 16, 2016

I'm an African-American, black woman atheist and feminist. My goal is to educate others about racism, white supremacy, racial and social justice in order to exact changes in our system that will lead to true equality for all.

Missing the Mark – A Prominent White Evangelical Defines Racism

Pastor Rick WarrenIn July of 2016, Rick Warren felt compelled to preach a sermon on racism at his church in Lake Forest, California. A white evangelical sent me a link to the sermon, adding, “This is a talk by Rick Warren that expresses my feelings about race very thoroughly.”

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  1. A Little Matter of Genocide, Ward Churchill, City Lights Publishers, 1998.
  2. Racist America: Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations, Joe R. Feagin, Routledge (New York), 2001.

I'm a White guy living in SE Portland, OR - composer, web developer and anti-racist organizer. I love my neighborhood, hanging with my grandkids and camping with my partner, Cynthia.

What Does it Mean to Show Respect?

Athlete kneeling during anthemAm I morally obligated to show someone respect - or to respect their opinion? Is there a difference? Is there a difference between respecting someone’s opinion and acknowledging their right to have an opinion that’s different from mine?

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I'm a White guy living in SE Portland, OR - composer, web developer and anti-racist organizer. I love my neighborhood, hanging with my grandkids and camping with my partner, Cynthia.