White Lies, Black Lives

Published: June 19, 2023, noon

Can white people truly grasp how deeply racism is embedded in U.S. society, and in people\u2019s psyches? According to David Mura, the stories that white people tell themselves about race make the recognition of Blacks as equals impossible. Also: more from Elisabeth Jay Friedman about intergenerational mobilizing.\nDavid Mura, The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives University of Minnesota Press, 2023\nElisabeth Jay Friedman and Ana Laura Rodr\xedguez Gust\xe1, \u201c\u2018Welcome to the Revolution\u2019: Promoting Generational Renewal in Argentina\u2019s Ni Una Menos,\u201d Qualitative Sociology\n(Image on main page by Kelly.)\nThe post White Lies, Black Lives appeared first on KPFA.