Episode 02
What does it mean to be a Person of Color, the child of a St. Vincentian Father and a White British Mother? Listen to James share his stories of growing up in a predominantly White village in the UK and living in different parts of the world, and how all these experiences have been slowly but surely shaping his identity.
Recommended sources:
On the Windrush Scandal
BBC News, “Windrush generation: Who are they and why are they facing problems?,” July 31, 2020. [an overview]
Stella Corradi, Sitting in Limbo (BBC One, 2020). [movie]
Others
Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire, 2019. [book]
Peggy McIntosh, “White Privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack,” Peace and Freedom Magazine, 1989. [even if you are not White, ask yourselves the 26 questions on p. 1 & 2 - your answers will reveal the privileges you hold]
TEDxTimberlaneSchools, Peggy McIntosh: How to recognize your White privilege - and use it to fight inequality, 2012. [short video summing article above]
