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Knowledge of the Hidden Rules of Social Class

Posted on October 9, 2014 by lindaoppenheim

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On October 8, Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington led a session on class at the Carl Fields Center at Princeton. He handed out an exercise, similar to Peggy MacIntosh’s white privilege list, which was developed by Patrick J. Ashton and adapted by Ruby…

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Category: Events Tags: class, classism, exercise, list, lower class, middle class, Patrick J. Ashton, poor, poverty, Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington, Ruby K. Paynr, rules, upper class, wealth

The Rules: Making sense of race and privilege by Lawrence Otis Graham

Posted on October 7, 2014 by lindaoppenheim

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In this article, writer, attorney, and Princeton U. alumnus, Lawrence Graham, uses a recent encounter his 15-year-old son faced to make it very clear how active racism still is in our society. His and his wife’s set of rules for behavior…

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Category: Article, Opinion Tags: African Americans, Lawrence Otis Graham, parenting, Princeton Alumni Weekly, racism, rules, the "N" word