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When minority achievement serves dominant narratives

I am a person of color who went to private school and sometimes wonder if my success just helps white people feel better about inequality.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Individual success can be co-opted to justify systems that continue to exclude others from similar opportunities.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Colonialism and persistent wealth inequality?”

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