“In it, students learned about becoming an ally for less privileged people, as well as ‘the essential roles of self-reflection, cultural humility, and re-engagement after failures.”
By Jillian Kay Melchior; HEATSTREET:
When Kennesaw State University held an event last week on privilege and interracial relations, it asked “those who identify as white” to go to one room and “those who identify as people of color” to go to another.
“The goal of the workshop, which was led by an outside expert, was to foster learning and create an environment of understanding and support for one another,” said Kennesaw State University spokeswoman Tammy DeMel. “Attendees were asked to work together and then were invited to join the group with which they identify.”
The April 13 event “is being mischaracterized” as segregation, DeMel added.
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