Question of the Hour: What is Internalized Racism and How Is It Manifested?

Internalized Racism Definition and Reality:

"Internalized racism is the situation that occurs in a racist system when a racial group oppressed by racism supports the supremacy and dominance of the dominating group by maintaining or participating in the set of attitudes, behaviors, social structures and ideologies that undergird the dominating group's power." —Donna Bivens, Antiracism Trainer and Consultant

"As a country, we are in a state of denial about issues of race and racism. And too many of our leaders have concluded that the way to remedy racism is to simply stop talking about race." —Lani Guinier.

Imitation of Life in Perspective - 1959 film classic

Imitation defined - the assumption of behavior observed in other individuals

Pivotal historical events in Black history between 1950 and 1959.

Brown vs. Board of Education decision, the murder of Emmitt Till, the dawn of the civil rights movement, etc.

Synopsis 1959 Film Classic Imitation of Life 

Two mothers facing problems with rebellious daughters.

Lora Meredith, Annie Johnson, Sarah Jane, Susie

Two families, two single mothers, two little girls, one Black, one White.

Listen to the conversation as we explore...

• Internlized racism in children
• Distorted relationships
• The Clarks Doll Experiment and Brown Decision
• Ill-equipped to deal with social injustice - Dr. Lani Guinier
   

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• Imitation of Life film synopsis https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/79029/imitation-of-life#synopsis
• Internalized Racism: A Definition - Donna Bivens https://www.oaronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/bivens.pdf
• On Internalized Racism: 4 Lessons I Learned as an Undercover Asian https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/on-internalized-racism
• From Racial Liberalism to Racial Literacy: Brown v. Board of Education and the Interest-Divergence Dilemma - Lani Guinier, Harvard Law School https://edpolicy.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/publications/racial-liberalism-racial-literacy-brown-v-board-education-and-interest-divergence-dilemma.pdf