Status Updates From So You Want to Talk About Race

ijeoma does such a good job of balancing personal narratives with not-so hypothetical situations, as well as discussing important topics like intersectionality and affirmative action. i truly loved presenting and discussing intersectionality in college whenever i got the chance.

"We see the disparities in jobs and education among race and gender lines. Either you believe these disparities exist because you believe that people of color and women are less intelligent, less hard-working, and less talented than white men, or you believe that there are systemic issues keeping women and people of color from being hired into jobs, promoted, paid a fair wage, and accepted into college." (Chapter 7L)

"When you say that a representational number or women or people of color cuts out more deserving white men, you are saying that women and people of color deserve to be less represented in our schools and our companies and that white men are deserving of an over-representational majority of these spots." (Chapter 7L)

Reading for my social justice class - starting with the chapter on intersectionality