▁mode ▁of ▁thought ▁or ▁widely ▁shared ▁practice ▁which ▁determ ines ▁significant ▁social ▁out comes . ▁Usually ▁this ▁occurs ▁without ▁conscious ▁knowledge ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁this , ▁our ▁system ▁cannot ▁red ress ▁certain ▁kinds ▁of ▁wrong s . ▁White ▁privile ge ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁my ri ad ▁social ▁advantages , ▁benefits , ▁and ▁cour tes ies ▁that ▁come ▁with ▁being ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁dominant ▁race , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁not ▁following ▁you ▁around ▁in ▁a ▁store ▁or ▁not ▁having ▁people ▁cross ▁the ▁street ▁at ▁night ▁to ▁avoid ▁you . ▁Micro ag gression ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁sudden , ▁st unning , ▁or ▁disp ir iting ▁transactions ▁that ▁mar ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁opp ress ed ▁individuals . ▁ ▁These ▁include ▁small ▁acts ▁of ▁rac ism ▁cons ci ously ▁or ▁un cons ci ously ▁perpet r ated ▁and ▁act ▁like ▁water ▁dri pping ▁on ▁a ▁rock ▁we aring ▁away ▁at ▁it ▁slowly . ▁ ▁Micro ag gress ions ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁assumptions ▁about ▁ra cial ▁matters ▁that ▁are ▁absor bed ▁from ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁Emp ath etic ▁f alla cy ▁is ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁one ▁can ▁change ▁a ▁narr ative ▁by ▁offering ▁an ▁alternative ▁narr ative ▁in ▁hopes ▁that ▁the ▁listener ' s ▁em path y ▁will ▁quickly ▁and ▁reli ably ▁take ▁over . ▁ ▁Emp ath y ▁is ▁not ▁enough ▁to ▁change ▁rac ism ▁as ▁most ▁people ▁are ▁not ▁exposed ▁to ▁many ▁people ▁different ▁from ▁themselves ▁and ▁people ▁mostly ▁seek ▁out ▁information ▁about ▁their ▁own ▁culture ▁and ▁group . ▁ ▁Ch