![Typewriter, Privilege The word privilege typed on paper in a typewriter](/sites/default/files/2019-04/privilege.jpg)
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GRADE LEVEL: High School
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language
In April 2019, Kyle Korver, a U.S. professional basketball player who plays with the Utah Jazz, wrote an essay on racism and white privilege that received a lot of acclaim and attention. In the essay, Korver, who is white, reflects on several biased incidents involving his African-American teammates and his reaction to those incidents; he reflects on his own white privilege and what he and others can do to act as allies to help bring about racial justice.
This lesson provides an opportunity for high school students to learn about privilege, explore how it manifests in different ways and reflect on their own relationship to privilege.
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