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What is privilege?

These talks offer a crash course on what it means to have privilege -- from race and class to education, health and beyond.

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The tyranny of merit
08:37

Michael Sandel

The tyranny of merit

8 minutes 37 seconds
Want a more just world? Be an unlikely ally
10:06

Dwinita Mosby Tyler

Want a more just world? Be an unlikely ally

10 minutes 6 seconds
Why we must confront the painful parts of US history
13:08

Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Why we must confront the painful parts of US history

13 minutes 8 seconds
Why the "wrong side of the tracks" is usually the east side of cities
06:40

Stephen DeBerry

Why the "wrong side of the tracks" is usually the east side of cities

6 minutes 40 seconds
The racial politics of time
12:20

Brittney Cooper

The racial politics of time

12 minutes 20 seconds
The lie that invented racism
18:12

John Biewen

The lie that invented racism

18 minutes 12 seconds
The psychology of inequality and political division
11:59

Keith Payne

The psychology of inequality and political division

11 minutes 59 seconds
The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist
51:04

Ibram X. Kendi

The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist

51 minutes 4 seconds
What role does luck play in your life?
10:07

Barry Schwartz

What role does luck play in your life?

10 minutes 7 seconds
Racism has a cost for everyone
14:11

Heather C. McGhee

Racism has a cost for everyone

14 minutes 11 seconds
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