White Supremacy: Same Dog, Same Tricks

J.F.R. Perseveranda May 24, 2025

Time to Change the Training | Russell Ellis | TEDxSUNYGeneseo

"One of the most revealing and honest TED talks I've seen." -- Ike Berenguer

Thank you Ike for sharing.

Russell Ellis was raised in the mountains of North Carolina where racism was “so casual it was culture”. Now he is a “reformed racist” who aims to teach other white people how to deconstruct their own racism. Listen to this powerful speech in which he talks about his childhood, the cycle of white supremacy, and what white people can do to “BREAK THE CYCLE”! Russell Ellis was raised in the mountains of North Carolina where racism was “so casual it was culture”. Now he is a “reformed racist” who aims to teach other white people how to deconstruct their own racism. Listen to this powerful speech in which he talks about his childhood, the cycle of white supremacy and what white people can do to “BREAK THE CYCLE”! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3Fg4tfL

The State University of New York College at Geneseo is a public liberal arts college in Geneseo, New York. It is New York's public honors college and part of the State University of New York system.