As a diversity professional and a teacher, uncomfortable conversations are part of my job. Every day is a new opportunity to explore the words and topics that make people feel awkward, to think about ...

Last month, I saw a post on Instagram for St. Patrick’s Day where an influencer was talking about all the things she does to create her own luck, which boiled down to one thing: hard work. One of her ...

Privilege is such a fraught word. People can’t help but pay attention when they hear it. For many, it’s a dirty word and an even worse concept. It usually implies potentially unfair or undeserved ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Audio By Carbonatix In a column last Friday, I discussed “privilege,” which often means money: “She comes from privilege ...

Earlier this week, The New Republic published an article I wrote about Jews and “privilege.” It was originally given the headline “The Holocaust Doesn't Discount Jewish White Privilege,” and later ...

Recently we’ve heard and seen the phrase white privilege all over the media. Some people are blatantly offended or utterly confused about what the phrase means. The term white privilege is not meant ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Biden administration is making a dangerous argument that threatens executive privilege, as well as other important ...

Dynamic privilege addresses this by treating access as something that must be evaluated continuously. Instead of assigning ...