It is time that the United States assumes responsibility for all of its citizens." - Thelma Pinto, Retired Professor of Africana Studies Former Co-director of the Africana Studies Program at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, USA Past president of the African Literature Association and a board member of Wagadu (journal for Transnational Women's and Gender Studies). This book should be taught at all colleges and universities in the United States to make it impossible for young Americans to proclaim that they are threatened by their fellow compatriots. Pinder is academically innovative and timely in the analysis of the malignancy of whiteness shaped by white entitlement. "This book becomes a necessity as it explains in academic terms how terrible crimes can still be committed against fellow Americans. It covers 50 examples, or hidden benefits, from McIntoshs perspective, of the privilege white people experience in everyday life. More specifically, I also suggest Dino Gilio-Whitakers. 'White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack' is a 1989 essay written by American feminist scholar and anti-racist activist Peggy McIntosh. A must read for diverse audiences navigating the complex racial politics of contemporary US cultures." - Beverly Guy-Sheftall, founding director of the Women's Center and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women's Studies, Spelman College, USA Implicit Association Test (2011), or Peggy McIntoshs theory of the Invisible Knapsack. "Sherrow Pinder's cogent and compelling critique of recent discourses surrounding postraciality and colorblindness makes a major contribution to the evolving scholarship on whiteness studies and critical race theory.
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