How Do We Engage in Civil Conversations in An Age of Polarization?

This Wednesday, we will host our 4th (in a series of 5) program focusing on the November elections. Derek Black with join us as we grapple with issues of white supremacy, racism and the intense polarization that currently exists in the US. Below, Derek writes about some of his thoughts that he will share with us on Wednesday. Please join us. 

Polling consistently shows that roughly a third of White Americans believe they are more discriminated against than people of color and Jews. This impression is false by every possible metric, and in fact it is clear that our system discriminates against minorities in housing, jobs, and education. The racial wealth gap is a yawning chasm. 

Organizers of the white nationalist movement that I grew up in—and which I helped build—believe that White people feel their own interests are threatened by immigration, affirmative action, and a growing representation of non-White Americans. All of these issues are essential to bringing our society to some level of fairness and away from our white supremacist past. 

How do we counter political activism that seeks to capitalize on White grievance, and build an anti-racist movement that also includes White voters?

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