How White Kids Learn About Race and Privilege

Guest: Margaret Hagerman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University, Author of “White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America” In this racially-divided time, what is the best way for white parents to help their children understand how race matters in their lives? For a kid growing up comfortably in a city lacking diversity, race just might not be an issue on the radar. Today, when explicit racism pops up on social media and in the news so often, how do wealthy white kids learn about race?