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No one grows up in the society and doesn't know it's better to be white. right? i know that it's better to be white, i understood that from a very early age. we all get that message. of course, the impact of that message varies based on whether you are or are not white. but on the one, hand we understand that. but on the, other we can never admit that. there's all of these taboo's all-round talking openly about race for white people. there's this idea that that might mean that i am a bad person. and so, you have what ends up making us fairly irrational on this topic. this awareness that must b...

Another meeting of the velshi banned book club coming off. this week we will discuss the new york times bestseller, white fragility, by author robin diangelo. well going through our discussions from the banned book club members, we found a message which reminded me of one of my favorite msnbc colleagues, jonathan -- and the important work that he does. janice hebert wrote. and joining me staffer mentioned jonathan kaye part, host of the sunday show. i notice i think with your show, kate part, but i had to share it with you, because it is even more interceptions. >> well thank, you ali. i told ...

Enjoy is afraid to leave the house. i immediately knew they had bought a home in a black neighborhood. much of the book looks at understanding and destroying white fallacies, or as diangelo tells them, the pillars of whiteness that propel racism. one of those pillars is the concept of individualism. the idea that only individuals act in a racist way, not white people as a collective. this idea helps why people believe that even if racism exists, they are not personally a part of it. deangelo illustrates this with an anecdote about in the tally in american man who addressed her after a speaking...

CHILDREN will be given lessons in racial literacy from the age of four as part of the council’s anti-racist education strategy.

At the end of the day, I respect Tisby as a Christian leader and pray, together, we can stand united in our love for the Gospel and for one another — even with our staunch disagreements.