February 22, 2024
Presented by Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University
What does it mean to commit oneself to deconstructing the idea of whiteness and the way in which it determines the distribution of advantage and disadvantage? How does one do that when the language of racism comes to us as naturally as language itself? For Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., anti-racism isn’t about making a list of action items and then checking off some boxes. It is a highly ethical position — the reflection of a committed, moral choice to reject the idea that some people should be valued more than others. Calling on audiences to engage in an ongoing critique of racism’s manifestations, he challenges all of us to work together to create the conditions for people to think more carefully and systematically about the issues that we confront. As James Baldwin wrote in 1962: “The trouble is deeper than we think, because the trouble is in us.” According to Dr. Glaude, eliminating racism will take a lot more work than checking off some boxes. It’s going to take nothing less than a moral reckoning.
The program is sponsored by the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, the Office of the President, and the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues. It is also part of the Clarke Forum's Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty Series. For more information, please visit www.clarkeforum.org or email
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- Location: Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
- Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Cost: $0.00