Solidarity Cabinet Terms

Racism: System of advantage based on race [prejudice plus power] (Tatum)

Prejudice: Preconceived judgment based on race (Tatum)

Anti-racist: Someone who is making a conscious effort to oppose prejudice and dismantle systemic racism

Ethnocentrism: A means by which a group establishes who they are by what they are not. Racial self-esteem can be a positive outcome of ethnocentrism and stereotyping can be a negative affect—stereotyping is often used to elevate one’s group above others and therefore dehumanizes other groups (Yancey 39).

Race: A group of people that is socially defined but on the basis of physical criteria (Tatum)

White Privilege: A right, advantage, or immunity granted to or enjoyed by white persons beyond the common advantage of all others; an exemption in many particular cases from certain burdens or liabilities. [http://whiteprivilege.com/definition/]

Solidarity: Unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards [Webster]