Why ‘Whiteness History Month’ is coming to an Oregon college this year

The Washington Post: You might already have seen headlines about “Whiteness History Month,” an upcoming event at Portland Community College in Oregon.

The event caused a little buzz online recently. It’s scheduled for April, though, and the organizers of “Whiteness History Month: Context, Consequences, and Change” are still taking presentation proposals, so that attention caught school officials a bit off-guard, said Kate Chester, PCC spokeswoman.

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