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Use of 'white privilege' makes online discussions more polarized and less constructive

  • Written by Christopher Quarles, PhD Candidate in Information, University of Michigan
imageA protester holds a sign reading 'White Privilege Is The Problem' at a rally against policy brutality and racial injustice in New York on Sept. 5, 2020. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

A wide variety of historical, economic and cultural forces combine to allow a larger percentage of whites to climb up the socioeconomic ladder than Blacks...

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