“So You Want to Talk About Race” Group A, Session 3: Chapters 10–15

This session will be separated into BIPOC and white groups. Agenda:
Introductions
Trauma-Informed Care and Group Agreements
Group Agreements
Conversation about So You Want to Talk About Race, Chapters 10–15

In Chapter 12, “What are microaggressions?,” the author lists some of the racial microaggressions that her friends of color said that they often hear. What are some of the racial microaggressions that you have encountered or witnessed? What are some that you may have perpetrated on others?
Chapter 15, “But what if I hate Al Sharpton?,” discusses the issue of respectability politics and tone policing. What burdens of “respectability” and “tone” do you see placed on different populations of color in our society?

Closing