Ford School of Public Policy: Alemu Argues That 'Solidarity is Not Acknowledging Your White Privilege, But Relinquishing It'
July 08, 2020
July 08, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 8 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
Ford School PhD candidate Matthew Alemu (MPP '09) says that while he appreciates support from white friends when racist incidents occur, something deeper needs to occur. In an opinion piece in the Detroit Free Press https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/07/07/solidarity-not-acknowledging-your-white-privilege-but-relinquishing/5375261002/ on July 7, he notes that " . . .
Ford School PhD candidate Matthew Alemu (MPP '09) says that while he appreciates support from white friends when racist incidents occur, something deeper needs to occur. In an opinion piece in the Detroit Free Press https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/07/07/solidarity-not-acknowledging-your-white-privilege-but-relinquishing/5375261002/ on July 7, he notes that " . . .