We are at our best when we want to learn more, and at our worst when we act out of ignorance. If you are a white American like me, this book is about overcoming our ignorance, and learning as much as we can about our racism and about black Americans. It's not an easy goal.Id. at 25.).
First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.
Monday, April 30, 2018
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND CONFRONT ONE'S RACISM
Robert L. Pellegrino, I See Color: Identifying, Understanding and Reducing Our Hidden Racism" A White Perspective (New Haven, Ct: Book Design, 2015):