I had an interesting conversation the other evening with a friend about the concept of privilege. I am keenly aware that being white does afford me a certain amount of privilege, although I grew up in ...

I have to say, I loved the gun-control march I observed Saturday in Washington. The crowd was good-hearted, gracious, diverse and welcoming. At a time when trust in democracy is waning, everybody kept ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feminist scholar and anti-racism educator Peggy McIntosh famously described white privilege as an “invisible weightless knapsack ...

I have so many privileges. Being able to write this post about privilege is a privilege. How many women through eternity had occasion to gain literacy, write, or climb high enough on Maslow’s ...

We hear a lot about privilege these days. White privilege. Male privilege. Pretty privilege. Can-buy-a-ranch-in-Montana-on-a-whim-and-name-it-something-ironic privilege. But there’s one form of ...