White Privilege Conference

The White Privilege Conference is a yearly conference held to discuss the issue of white privilege.[1][2][3][4]

White Privilege Conference
StatusActive
GenreWhite privilege, anti-racism, ethnic
FrequencyAnnually
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2000
FounderEddie Moore Jr.
Websitewhiteprivilegeconference.com

The conference features several workshops and groups for students and adults about racism, race, perceived white privilege, sexism, black oppression, racial injustice, as well as discussions of lesbian, gay and transgender rights, as well as Islam and Islamophobia. Adherents don't discuss racism and bigotry towards white people nor define what exactly defines someone who is white and someone who is not[1]

History and founding

The White Privilege Conference was founded in 2000 by Eddie Moore Jr., a former diversity director at Brooklyn Friends.[2]

As of 2016, many New York private schools had students and faculty attending the conference.[2]

Media criticism

The conference has been criticized by some conservative commentators known for their stated opposition to affirmative action in the media[5] as nothing more than white guilt and/or sanctioned bigotry towards white people.[6]

Further reading
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References
  1. Skinner, Victor (April 15, 2016). "Thousands of teachers flock to 'White Privilege Conference'". Education Action Group Foundation.
  2. Spencer, Kyle (February 20, 2015). "At New York Private Schools, Challenging White Privilege From the Inside". The New York Times.
  3. Hitchcock, Jeffrey (January 28, 2016). "The White Privilege Conference". New York Yearly Meeting.
  4. Tim Wise (April 4, 2009). "Tim Wise - Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama". Book TV. Memphis. C-SPAN. White Privilege Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. Marsh, Kristine (February 20, 2015). "NYT Applauds Elite NY Private Schools' 'White Privilege' Propaganda". NewsBusters.
  6. Kersten, Katherine (April 13, 2011). "Always room in the budget for white guilt". Star Tribune.


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