White people must recognize their privilege to begin to make the world a fairer place for people of color.
It’s easy to judge someone when you haven’t walked in their shoes. White people need to recognize the way they benefit from their whiteness and see how those advantages have shaped their lives. Likewise, they should consider what life is like for people of color who endure unspeakable injustice at the hands of the police and prosecutors.
“It is hard to look at these ugly truths, but until we admit that the playing field is not even, we cannot begin to make meaningful change,” says Menaker.
