In the                    (One ex. of what colorblindness may look like.)
                                                   
                                                      In the article “Colorblindness is the New Racism,” the authors, Armstrong, M.J. and Wildman, S., argue that in this day and age, society may be so afraid to give any attention to race at all that they are “colorblind” to differences. On page 63, the article begins by stating that, “white privilege is a knapsack of benefits of which the holder could remain oblivious.” Also, that “the possessor of the knapsack relies on the advantages they provide, but may be unaware of them.”  Take a look here at an article from The New York Times that describes that white people are starting to notice their own whiteness. (The New York Times).   As a white female who grew up in a white community I was not privy regarding being treated unfair nor do I remember others in my community being treated unfair.  Now as an adult, I see and believe some instances in the media are directed towards the less privileged population which results in being treated unfair.  The authors also go on to discuss that we, our leaders, need to identify and further understand whiteness and all that it encompasses in order to help change the thought processes and “bridge individuals across identity categories.”  With our classrooms becoming more and more diverse in socioeconomic status, culture, language, sexuality, and identification of gender we are responsible to allow each individual to feel safe, secure, and successful.  Super-diversity, as discussed in “Language Magazine,” (April 2013), should not hold individuals back from developing healthy future academic success.  It states, on page 67, “People form first impressions of others to which the perceiver utilizes a target’s particular characteristics.”  These preconceived categories are formed from society, family institutions, and peer circles. ("Superdiverse Classrooms") Although these first impressions may be proven wrong, and most likely, many will be, the person being “evaluated” may already have a leg-up, so to speak, or one foot in the grave.  It basically all depends on how the person perceives those specifics characteristics. This brings us to the article, by Roose, “All Lives Matter.”  The colorblind perception society is overcome by may also pertain to the movement, #blacklivesmatter. Here some of the public may disregard the injustice towards diverse people, more specifically, people of color.  They do this by grouping all people in the movement, as if all people experience the same discrimination.  Although some white people may encounter this type of treatment, can one say that the amount of each is equal?  News media and journalism report on how mostly people of color are targeted, in the community by having the police called on them, store owners keeping a watchful eye on them while shopping, and police brutality.  Although I see this at an alarming rate, I recently heard of how a white man was murdered by a person of color. The news media covered this information briefly and it was not discussed again on the channel we have on in our home. (which is the reason why I am unable to share names) I feel the reason this was not covered more in depth is because the news station would be looked at in a different way and may even receive criticism for following up with this news.Perhaps this too would fit in the category of "colorblindness.  I also have unanswered questions about the recent scandal of the black,gay actor who created a staged attack against himself.  He stated in a one-on-one interview that he was, “confronted by masked men who hurled homophobic and racial slurs at him, and announced it was “MAGA country, J. Smollett Interview” according to The New York Times.                                             Again, the news coverage on this issue has quelled and although this person’s actions were directed towards others, in a severe manner, this behavior is not being looked at under a fine-toothed comb, as it would if was a white person who acted in the same manner.  I am not disputing the poor behavior many put towards colored people; however, I am stating that perhaps the news is afraid to share all of the information in attempt to be “racially correct.” So I ask, does there continue to be injustice in our country? Absolutely.  Do we need to become more aware of our whiteness, our knapsack, and our privileges?  Absolutely.  With this knowledge we grow to be better, more informed individuals who can bridge the differences so all people will FEEL welcomed, appreciated, and embraced.  

                                                                      A great movie to watch is "Remember the Titans." This movie is based on a true story that takes place in 1971and revolves around Virginia state football championships.  Take a look at the trailer here. (Remember the Titans movie)