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The logic of the segregated groups is that they develop “a shared body of knowledge” that they then bring to the other “for cross-racial dialogues,” according to The Justice.
White students must undergo racial sensitivity conditioning prior to talking with their minority classmates so they don’t “cause harm,” von Steiger said. “It doesn’t have to be kumbaya, but white folks in particular have to have done enough work” to safely share a space with nonwhites.
According to von Steiger, six students are currently engaged in the white affinity group, which kicked off earlier this fall. Thus far it’s the only affinity space at the Waltham, Massachusetts campus.
Von Steiger’s whites-only program has two levels. It starts with “White Students Discussing Anti-Racism” and moves on to “From Ally to Accomplice: Taking Action in Your Anti-racism Journey.”
David Adams
Article URL : https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-offers-whites-only-space-for-students-to-learn-how-they-oppress-nonwhites/