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This school has a 'Dear white people' board

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A student organisation at North Carolina State University has launched an on-campus demonstration, displaying notes starting with ‘Dear White People’.

It's part of the campus's Diversity Education Week.

Here's what the display looks like:

And some of the notes on the board read:

Dear white people,

Don’t fetishize me.

From,

A mixed student

 

Dear white people,

Do I think all white people are overtly racist? No. Do I think all white people benefit from racism? Yes.

From,

A black, afro-Caribbean, or African American student

Dear white people,

No, I’m not pretty for a black girl, I’m pretty. Period.

From,

A black, afro-Caribbean, or African American student

Dear white people,

Recognise you and everyone has prejudices, recognise when they surface, and try to change them.

From,

A black, afro-Caribbean, or African American student

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