3 White Privilege Blind Spots in Boston That Are Keeping Us Racist

“Boston” and “racism” have become near synonyms. Whether it’s that infamous line from Martin Scorcese’s The Departed (“You’re a black guy in Boston. You don’t need any help from me to be completely f****d.”), or Roy Wood Jr.’s Daily Show exposé, “<a href="http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah/cast/roy-wood-jr/xjpyqi/how-racist-is-boston-" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">How Racist Is Boston?</a>”, or Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che calling out Boston as “<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2017/03/24/snl-cast-member-stands-most-racist-city-comment/2liH1cwkASYppb3v375jeP/story.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">the most racist city</a>” he’s ever been to, it’s clear that something is rotten in Beantown. But as <a href="https://www.irenemonroe.com/about/'" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Reverend Irene Monroe</a> highlights in her commentary “<a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/2017/04/10/how-we-live/bostons-racist-past-haunts-its-present" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Boston’s Racist Past Haunts Its Present</a>,” racism in Boston is by no means a new phenomenon, with the busing crisis of the 1970s standing out as perhaps the most egregious episode. To quote Reverend Monroe: <a href="https://medium.com/@jalicedev/3-white-privilege-blind-spots-in-boston-that-are-keeping-us-racist-539f57907924">Learn More</a>