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I do feel the discomfort arise as well during conversations around race. When I am able to examine my emotions more closely, however,  I am able to see how self centered this discomfort is--will I say something wrong, will I sound stupid or not "woke" enough, I will offend someone. The reality is that all of these things will probably be true but advancing the conversation about race to ultimately reach solutions is FAR more important than my discomfort. As a white person, I need to be having these conversations.

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It is really hard to keep hearing about all of the things we need to do help help our racist system that hurts (and kills) so many people, but yet it is always said that it will never be fixed and white people will always be fighting against their racist tendencies.

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Why should I feel guilty about something I had no choice in. I did not choose to be born white and I do not treat people with disrespect who are of a different race than I am so why should I feel guilty about it?

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Why should I feel guilty about something I had no choice in. I did not choose to be born white and I do not treat people with disrespect who are of a different race than I am so why should I feel guilty about it?

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I think is hard for people to understand and have empathy for experiences and situations they haven't been a part of.  It can be a cause for lack of understanding.  andy

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I think is hard for people to understand and have empathy for experiences and situations they haven't been a part of.  It can be a cause for lack of understanding.  andy

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interesting that the man thought he couldn't talk to his kids about race

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That I have benefited from systems in place that were not afforded to others.

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That I have benefited from systems in place that were not afforded to others.

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I have never really thought of myself as someone with a "race" or racial identity.

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I have never really thought of myself as someone with a "race" or racial identity.

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I am wondering how I can more deeply explore my own racial identity. And are there places to have conversations about that? How does my racial identity inform my personal actions and me as a teacher?

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Feeling guilty even though I, myself, haven't done anything wrong.

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I feel the same difficulty as the woman who said she has never spoken up in situations where jokes were told--never quite know how to react in the moment

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I do not think any person has to feel guilty. We should all be able to learn from one another. 

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I do not think any person has to feel guilty. We should all be able to learn from one another. 

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The woman who spoke about not really thinking about her racial identity as a white person was interesting to me.  I have not spent a lot of time thinking about  my racial identity either.  It makes me question why I haven't.

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The woman who spoke about not really thinking about her racial identity as a white person was interesting to me.  I have not spent a lot of time thinking about  my racial identity either.  It makes me question why I haven't.

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I resonated with the people that said that they feel shame. Shame for not speaking up, being a better ally, etc.

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I resonated with the people that said that they feel shame. Shame for not speaking up, being a better ally, etc.

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It makes me sad when I hear how some people haven't really thought about how they benefit as white people in society

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Do we challenge the system or ideas when needed?

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Talking about race can be hard, but it is an identity each of us has

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It is interesting to me how white people think being color blind is a good way to overcome racism just so that we can "move on". Growing up, I thought it was a good thing to be color blind and never had that thought challenged until college.

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I found it interesting that people are aware of their privilege and still choose to not speak up for injustices because they don't want to be seen as over stepping 'boundaries' or feel that it is not their place. The smallest gesture can make an impact, it doesn't always have to be a big grand gesture.

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I never really saw my privilege in life being caused by a system that was corrupted by race until I started teaching at a title 1 school. 

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I never really saw my privilege in life being caused by a system that was corrupted by race until I started teaching at a title 1 school. 

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It was interesting that one of the speakers thought by talking

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I think it's interesting that people feel so scared to talk about race for fear that someone may view them as racist.

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As white people we are the beneficiaries of racists systems and policies.

We are able to ignore the impact of everyday racism because not only does it not hurt us, but it actually helps us.

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I found it interesting that someone felt they did not have a racial identity. Also, how the feeling of guilt, shame and entitlement can drive people to something to help others in a way to make up for this guilt. As if they still feel that the group can't help themselves. It is as if they still don't understand fully. Interesting.

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I found interesting that the conversation was self reflection. What is the following steps after reflection?