Beth Berila

Beth Berila, Ph.D., is the Director of Gender & Women’s Studies at St. Cloud State University. She is also a Leadership and Life Coach and a longtime mindfulness practitioner.

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White Urgency to End Racism: Why Now?

The urgency with which many white people are calling for racial justice in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Dominique Rem’mie Fells, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks and so many others embodies a critical paradox: how can whites work against racism while also ensuring that we don’t re-center white supremacy in the process?

June 29, 2020