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The Ida B. Wells Center on American Exceptionalism and Restorative Justice fosters global change through Scholarship, Engagement, and Action, addressing racial disparities, reparations, and restorative justice.

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10/ What steps can we take to uproot privilege in our institutions and communities? Join the conversation and share your thoughts. #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
9/ Privilege is a choice—a system maintained by actions or inaction. Choosing justice means choosing to dismantle privilege and the tyranny it sustains. #History #AmericanHistory
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
8/ How do we dismantle racial privilege? It starts with education, policy reform, and a collective commitment to equity. Privilege thrives in silence; confronting it demands action. #BlackHistory
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
7/ Recognizing privilege means acknowledging the harm it causes—not just to those oppressed but to those it falsely elevates. Racial privilege poisons equality, justice, and shared humanity. #AmericanHistory
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
6/ Privilege is not benign. It’s rooted in racial tyranny, and its legacy is visible in disparities in wealth, education, health, and justice. These gaps are not accidental; they are by design. #History
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
5/ Even after slavery’s abolition, privilege evolved into segregation, Jim Crow laws, and systemic inequities. Racial privilege remained a cornerstone of America’s social and economic order. #BlackHistory
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
4/ This racial hierarchy served economic interests, enriching plantation owners while keeping poor whites complicit in the system. Privilege became a tool of control. #AmericanHistory
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
3/ The system of privilege depended on denying liberty to others. Colonial slave codes and Negro laws ensured Black people were stripped of their humanity while creating a false sense of superiority among white colonists. #BlackHistory
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
2/ Colonial governments operated on racial tyranny, codifying inequality into law. The creation of racial privilege wasn’t accidental—it was deliberate and designed to preserve power. #History
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM