White people, Black History Month
This past summer was a wake-up call for white people. Not all of us got woke, but some of us heard the …
What does “white privilege” actually mean?
Among other things, white privilege means that I (a Jewish white woman) would be harming people of color if I took the …
Understanding Privilege in a Traffic Jam
There is a psychological bias we all have that makes us notice the cars that pass us, in a traffic jam, but …
Why Won’t Americans Wear Covid Masks?
Sociologists study human social behavior. They coined the term “collective action problem” to describe why people don’t act for the good of …
Special needs, special poet laureate
Amanda Gorman, the 2020 Youth Poet Laureate, was a special needs student. She has auditory processing problems. As a child, she did …