Recently, the Washington Post published an article by Rebecca Hains called “Dear fellow white people: Here’s what to do when you’re called racist.” Hains is a professor of media and communication at Salem State University, where she also serves as a faculty fellow for diversity, power dynamics and social justice.
Neither the article nor the statement of Hains’s credentials is a parody.
Hains prescribed five steps her “fellow white people” should take if accused of racism. They…