Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence, some domain in which we exercise some level of power and control. The task for each of us, White and of color, is to identify what our own sphere of influence is (however large or small) and to consider how it might be used to interrupt the cycle of racism.


Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: Revised Edition (ed. Basic Books, 2003) - ISBN: 9780465083619

Beverly Daniel Tatum Quotes

Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence, some...

Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence, some...

Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence, some...

Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence, some...