Hidden Racism in 'The Heart of Whiteness'
News & Notes, July 7, 2006 · Defying a decades-long push for diversity in America, Sunday mornings can be the most segregated time of the week. Mixed-race congregations are relatively rare, notes University of Texas journalism professor Robert Jensen.
The churches are a physical manifestation of a much deeper problem, says Jensen, author of The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege.
In Jensen's view, a system that denies non-whites their full humanity also keeps whites from fully realizing their own humanity. The key to a truly non-racist society, he says, is to identify and confront liberal platitudes that sometimes conceal the depths of racism.
Harlem Liberals
An Internet Fisherman who uses barbless hooks and this one dimensional world as a way of releasing the frustrations of daily life. This is my pond. You are welcome only if you are civil and contribute something to the ambiance. I reserve the right to ignore/publish/reject anon comments.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Sorry Prof. Jensen-You Are 40 Years Too Late
when it comes to defining the solution to racism. During the turmoil of the civil rights movement "conservatives" recognized the effectiveness of liberal solution was relative to how close they lived to the problem. We called them Harlem Liberals. Also we have to recognize that racism is colour blind.
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