“Definitions anchor us in principles. This is not a light point: If we don’t do the basic work of defining the kind of people we want to be in language that is stable and consistent, we can’t work toward stable, consistent goals.” - Ibram X. Kendi
Racism
Racism is a marriage of racist policies and racist ideas that produces and normalizes racial inequities.
Racism involves one group having the power to carry out systematic discrimination through the institutional policies and practices of the society and by shaping the cultural beliefs and values that support those racist policies and practices.
As an oppressive system, racism operates on an ideological, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized level.
SOURCES: How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X Kendi,(p. 17-18); Racial Equity Tools; The Four I's of Oppression
Antiracism
Antiracism is defined as the work of actively opposing racism by advocating for changes in political, economic, and social life.
SOURCE: Racial Equity Tools
White Privilege
White Privilege refers to the unquestioned and unearned set of advantages, entitlements, benefits and choices bestowed on people solely because they are white.
SOURCE: Racial Equity Tools