▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁repr im and ing ▁the ▁white ▁population , ▁whereas ▁similar ▁fields ▁such ▁as ▁Black ▁studies , ▁Women ' s ▁studies , ▁and ▁Ch icano ▁Studies ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁contributions ▁of ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁group . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁recent ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁academic ▁journal ▁Communic ation ▁Theory , ▁Jenn ifer ▁Sim pson ▁proposed ▁a ▁" more ▁product ive ▁dialog ue ▁about ▁race ". ▁New ▁dialog ue ▁must ▁take ▁a ▁more ▁complex ▁look ▁at ▁race , ▁open ly ▁looking ▁at ▁all ▁different ▁pers pect ives ▁on ▁race . ▁As ▁dialog ue ▁is ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁emp ower ment , ▁it ▁should ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁how ▁all ▁experiences ▁contribute ▁to ▁our ▁understanding , ▁particularly ▁those ▁experiences ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁our ▁own . ▁Sim pson ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁whites ▁must ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁open ly ▁eng age ▁with ▁people ▁of ▁color ▁in ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁on going ▁effects ▁of ▁rac ism ▁today . ▁However , ▁this ▁requires ▁white ▁people ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁" communic ative ▁behavior ▁that ▁may ▁threaten ▁simultaneously ▁their ▁sense ▁of ▁self ▁and ▁their ▁material ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁order ". ▁ ▁In ▁education ▁A ▁mult is ite ▁case ▁study ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁State ▁University , ▁a ▁primarily ▁white ▁institution , ▁and ▁Mid - At l antic ▁State ▁University , ▁a ▁histor ically ▁black ▁college , ▁expl ored ▁color - bl ind ▁ide ologies ▁among ▁the ▁institutions ’ ▁white ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁at ▁the ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁level . ▁In ▁inter views ▁with ▁white ▁fac ulty