“Shining a Light on White Privilege”

White privilege is the preferential treatment that U.S. institutions and culture give to people whose ancestors came from Europe and exemption of white people from the forms of racial oppression and discrimination inflicted upon peoples of color and indigenous people. Audre Lorde teaches that racial oppression can “cut us off from our feelings, numbing us to our exploitation or to the costs of benefiting at the expense of others.” Worship and spiritual practice are our resource in building interior power and resilience in the struggle against racism.