TY - JOUR AU - Radersma, Kimberly PY - 2017/02/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Confessions from a Teacher about my Race Oblivion JF - Understanding and Dismantling Privilege JA - UDP VL - 6 IS - 2 SE - Creative Works & Self-Reflections DO - UR - https://wpcjournal.com/article/view/16309 SP - 53-62 AB - <p class="p1">In this piece, I write about the obliviousness to race in which many whites are insulated. In this spirit, I have attempted to poke holes at the innocence claimed in my previous state of oblivion (a not uncommon state for white teachers). I claim no authority on the real and horrendous suffering, humiliation, and degrading realities that racialized people often feel on a daily basis. My goal here is to help open up conversations by offering my own confession of obliviousness and to challenge other white teachers to confront the inequitable and oppressive systems they are functioning in. I offer a few suggestions for places to begin or continue this journey of awareness.</p> ER -