The following is a brief excerpt from a chapter in The White Privilege Pop Quiz: The Test You Can't Fail. Since its' original posting in February 2012, over 100,000 people have taken the survey. Why is that a big deal? Simply because there is the potential that 100,000 people have seen something in themselves that they didn't know existed before. Please tweet, post, blog, incorporate it in your news coverage, share it with your classroom and pass on. Although this is not a cu

Yesterday I was musing about the unconscious arrogance of pretty young women who believe they will enjoy the world of privilege and power afforded to them by beauty -- forever. It seems all it takes is a 40th birthday to notice the expiration date on the 'all access pass.' Not unlike wealthy men who cannot conceive of operating in the world without the limitless advantages of the double platinum American Express -- until it is revoked. Like young John Mayer who just recently

Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, there was a 17-fold increase in hate crimes directed against Arab Americans from the previous year, and while current national and local headlines suggest that the attacks continue, not all make the news. Not all hate crimes result in physical injury or death, and research suggests that verbal assaults, even though they are clearly not hate crimes, are the most common form of abuse. And for many, what can be experienced as ha