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Becoming an Anti-Racist White Ally: How a White Affinity Group Can Help
Ali Michael and Mary C. Conger with contributions from Susan Bickerstaff, Katherine CrawfordGarrett, and Ellie Fitts Fulmer, University of Pennsylvania "Navigating aspects of personal identity within American social institutions,
such as schools and workplaces, is often challenging and complex. Affinity groups are an effective means through
which people can reaffirm and explore aspects of their identity, as well as provide each other guidance and support
for interacting with those who might not share, understand, or respect that identity. This article examines ways in
which one such affinity group, White Students Confronting Racism (WSCR) at the University of Pennsylvania’s
Graduate School of Education, helps white students understand their racial identities and work to become effective anti-racist allies."
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