Tag: African

• Ukraine, Race, and Our Double Standards for Empathy

  

  Americans’ reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown the depths our compassion. But our ability to view Ukrainians as like “us” cannot be untangled from our propensity to view white people with greater admiration and empathy than we do Black and brown.

  Irie.

  March 1, 2022

  blog, culture, race

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