African American

Making space for the passerby's who are people of color.

I'm belong to a POC discussion forum for women and we discuss the impact of internalized racism and superiority on the psyche of both black and white people.

An example that we discuss is becoming aware of our own internalized sense of inferiority when simply walking down the sidewalk. We noticed how when a group or even a few whites are walking down a narrow sidewalk and blacks are walking the opposite way (facing towards each other), they--the black person or group--is forced to move or make space to avoid a collision.

Of course this is not explicit or even subtle racism--it is very much internalized. Black people move out of the way to avoid collision. In fact, one women recounted that she was nearly pushed into the street with oncoming cars while the group of white folks continued past her.

People don't even realize the psychological racism the impact that white privilege has on the psyche/the mind.