The term “multicultural” is commonplace. Google identifies 81 million references. The term “multiracial” while not rare, is less common, yielding 14 million Google hits. For those engaged in matters of racial justice and racial equity, it’s helpful to consider the...
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Managing Whiteness
The following post reprises a talk given by Jeff Hitchcock a while back. The later portion of the talk raises some issues and concerns of an advanced nature. “Managing whiteness” is an obvious take on the ubiquitous phrase, managing diversity. Some people react to the...
Queen Bees, Crabs in a Basket, Glass Ceilings, and a Predicament for Directors of Diversity
White men continue to disproportionately occupy top-level leadership positions in organizations. This fact frustrates economists who believe it's suboptimal not to draw from the other 66% of the labor pool comprising white women and people of color. This "glass...
The Devil Is in the Details
White Americans will support multiculturalism as a general goal, but when it comes to the details of how to implement a multicultural society some will hesitate according to one recent and comprehensive study. The authors took into account four separate lines of...
What Makes a Group White? (part 2)
“It was a very white group.” At the heart of that observation lies a meeting of two different racial ideologies, colorblindness and color consciousness. A color conscious approach recognizes and brings together different cultural perspectives while acknowledging and...
What Makes a Group White? (part 1)
“It was a very white group.” Have you ever heard someone say that? Maybe you’ve said it yourself after an experience or two. Or maybe the thought never crossed your mind. This begs the questions of what makes a group white, and why it might be important to take note...
