Racing to Justice

john a. powell (who spells his name in lowercase in the belief that we should be "part of the universe, not over it, as capitals signify") is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties, structural racism, housing, poverty, and democracy. He is the Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, and he holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor's Chair in Equity and Inclusion and is a Professor of Law, African American Studies, and Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. He has also taught at numerous law schools including Harvard and Columbia University.

• Foreword by Elsadig ElsheikhAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Race and Racialization1. Targeted Universalism2. The Color-Blind Multiracial Dilemma: Racial Categories Reconsidered3. The Racing of American Society: Race Functioning as a Verb before Signifying as a NounPart Two: White Privilege4. Interrogating Privilege, Transforming Whiteness5. White Innocence and the Courts: Jurisprudential Devices that Obscure PrivilegePart Three: The Racialized Self6. Dreaming of a Self beyond Whiteness and Isolation7. The Multiple Self: Implications for Law and Social JusticePart Four: Engagement8. Lessons from Suffering: How Social Justice Informs Spirituality9. PolarizationAfterwordNotesReferencesIndex