Why do you think American wealth is distributed primarily among people who are white-What historical periods-specific events may have led to this? Explain.

White Fragility and Whiteness

Questions for Discussion & Writing

1. Why does Wise suggest that issues like poverty, housing, education, and healthcare are race-related issues? What other political issues are race-related but rarely debated in that context?
2. Why do you think mainstream media report on individual, interpersonal cases of racism far more than systematic and institutionalized forms of racial injustice?
3. What are your thoughts on racial profiling? Do you feel it can be an efficient, effective, and fair way for law enforcement officers to prevent crime? Why or why not?
4. Why do you think American wealth is distributed primarily among people who are white? What historical periods and specific events may have led to this? Explain.