On Clinging to Whiteness and Failing Humanity (and Myself)

Authors

  • Lindsay Margaret Miller University of Colorado Denver

Keywords:

Whiteness, White Supremacy, Racism, Racial Justice, Love

Abstract

A short reflection on my time in Americorps, when I chose loyalty to Whiteness over loyalty to humanity.

Author Biography

Lindsay Margaret Miller, University of Colorado Denver

Lindsay Miller is a graduate student in the Master of Social Science program at the University of Colorado Denver. Her primary research interests are social justice, American Philosophy (Pragmatism) and critical pedagogy.  She teaches Core Composition in the English Department and is a Teaching Assistant for the Department of Ethnic Studies.

Published

2017-02-15

How to Cite

Miller, L. M. (2017). On Clinging to Whiteness and Failing Humanity (and Myself). Understanding and Dismantling Privilege, 6(2), 63–67. Retrieved from https://wpcjournal.com/article/view/16379

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2016): Understanding & Dismantling Privilege

Section

Creative Works & Self-Reflections

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