Issue: Racial Justice

• Article

  Is it anti-Semitism or anti-Jewish oppression?

  Anti-Semitism can be a convenient term at times because it has widespread recognition. However I generally use “anti-Jewish oppression” instead of anti-Semitism because it is more accurate, more comprehensive, and I want to separate the concept from the recent use Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice

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  Jewish People

  When I’m in a workshop on racism, and the facilitators tell everyone to break up into a white group and a people of color group, I immediately want to say, “Wait a minute. I’m not white.” There are many white Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice, Religion, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition

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• Newsletters

  2017 November Newsletter: Combatting Male Violence: A Resource Guide for Men and Boys

  Dear People, I’m very glad to see that the resistance demonstrated by women and people who are trans and gender queer to the everyday, pervasive sexism and misogyny they experience is receiving some public recognition. This exploitation and violence devastates Read more...

  Issue: Gender Justice, Racial Justice, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition, Young People

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• Audio, Interview

  Hard Knock Radio Interview: Uprooting Racism

  Listen to this insightful conversation between Paul Kivel and Anita Johnson from Hard Knock Radio about Uprooting Racism! Please send comments, feedback, resources, and suggestions for distribution to paul@paulkivel.com. Further resources are available at www.paulkivel.com. All articles may be Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition

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• Article

  What do you stand for? Who do you stand with?

  Since the publication of the first edition of my book Uprooting Racism?: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice over twenty years ago there are a massive number of studies and other forms of documentation demonstrating the workings of Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition

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• Article

  Entitlement

  From Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel Having benefits and being part of the culture of power encourages a person to develop a sense of entitlement to special treatment. Entitlement is the sense Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition

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• Article

  Cultural Appropriation

  From Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel The sense of entitlement white people are socialized to have leads directly to cultural appropriation: taking traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from someone else’s culture Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition

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• Exercise

  The Costs of Racism to White People

  We tend to think of racism as a problem for people of color and something we should be concerned about for their sake. It is true racism is devastating to them, and if we believe in equity and justice for Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition

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• Audio, Interview

  The Myth of a Post-Racial America

  “Recent Elections Reaffirm Racial and Ethnic Politics” Jeff Schechtman interviews Paul Kivel for Who. What. Why Photo credit: Johnny Silvercloud / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Ten years ago people actually talked about Americans living in a post-racial society. Not only Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition

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• Audio, Interview

  Interview with Robert Goodwin at Jefferson Public Radio

  Paul Kivel was recently interviewed by Robert Goodwin from Jefferson Public Radio. Click below to hear the full interview. The Keenest Observers: “Uprooting Racism” By Geoffrey Riley, John Baxter and April Ehrlich Remember the talk of American becoming a Read more...

  Issue: Racial Justice, Uprooting Racism 4th Edition

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