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Friday, October 23, 2015

Inspirational Tweet of the Day

Inspirational tweet. pic.twitter.com/L5xkzt9aha
— Tina Vasquez (@TheTinaVasquez) October 18, 2015


For the sake of clarity, here's my top five must-read articles to go with that tweet.
    1. (Seriously, stop what you're doing and read this one.) White Privilege: Unpacking The Invisible Knapsack
    2. The Male Privilege Checklist
    3. Explaining White Privilege To A Broke White Person...
    4. Two Privileged White Men Arguing Give An Unintentional Lesson On White Privilege
    5. I taught my black children that their elite upbringing would protect them from discrimination. I was wrong.
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