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"Blinded By The White" - A Discussion About White Privilege with Victoria Starr Marshall

September 19, 2020 Victoria Starr Marshall, Michael C. Patterson Season 1 Episode 36
MINDRAMP PODCAST - FLOURISH AS YOU AGE
"Blinded By The White" - A Discussion About White Privilege with Victoria Starr Marshall
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In this interview podcast I (Michael C. Patterson) discuss the article Blinded by the White with author, Victoria Star Marshall. It is a personal story in which Marshall reveals how the Black Lives Matter movement has helped her confront her own racism.  It is an honest and vulnerable look at how entrenched systems of white supremacy blind white Americans to the extent of racism and oppression that exists in this country. 

As Victoria puts it, “I have helped perpetuate racism not by what I have said and done, but by my indifference.”  Victoria’s honesty and courage inspired me, helping me to realize that I too have spent most of my life sheltered within the safety and comfort of white privilege. It is time we all took off the blinders. 

The article, Blinded by the White appears in the most recent edition of 3rd Act Magazine, which is published by Victoria Starr Marshall. The vision of 3rd Act Magazine is to inform, inspire, and entertain older adults. https://www.3rdactmagazine.com/category/wellness/brain-health/

I am a regular contributor to 3rd Act Magazine.  You can find my archived articles at: 
https://www.3rdactmagazine.com/?s=MICHAEL+C.+PATTERSON

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Introduction
Victoria's Challenge
Clueless
Blinded By The White
Woke
The Blindness of Indifference
Caste
Inherent Racism?
Caretakers of White People
I Now Notice What I Notice
Courage and Humility
Conclusion