Life Links 7

• An awesome post about privilege–imagine privilege as “your big personal bodyguard“.

• The White Liberal Conundrum by Kai Chang, including the discussion in the comments–and Kevin’s idea about starting a Racism 101 site.

• Can you have reverse culture-shock if you’ve never left? Jennifer just returned from a year in Niger, but I feel this way all the time.

• Resist Racism asks, “How Does Racism Harm White People?“–read what commenters have to say.

• All about ‘good’ hair, from Los Angelista: read her posts Good Hair and Bad Hair: the silent messages our children receive and Straw Hair.

• Join the Campaign to capitalize the ‘B’ in Black, from My American Meltingpot.

• Qualities of an Ally, from Ally Work: Helping White People Fight White Supremacy.