Posted on 20160404Kristof: It’s not easy for white Americans to own the advantages systemic racism gives them Columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, at 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland© World Economic Forumswiss-image.ch/Photo by Monika FlueckigerIn Half the Sky, Nicholas Kristof and his wife and co-author Sheryl WuDunn told the stories of women oppressed by prostitution slavery – or just oppressive sentiment concerning women – in Asian and African countries. Now they are focusing on the disparities and injustice in American society that have been created by gender and wealth disparities and that favor people with certain racial or ethnic backgrounds, a project (and book) they call A Path Appears. In a 2014 article, WaPo’s Emily Badger interviews Kristof on the topic of systemic racism: how it affects its victims and why it’s so difficult for white Americans to see that their advantages cause other people to be disadvantaged. read more
