By Jan Willis — 2020
An African American professor of Buddhism looks at race, class, and American dharma.
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Our culture has taught us that we do not have the privilege of being vulnerable like other communities.
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African Americans internalize, or come to believe, the negative stereotypes directed against them, and thus suffer from low self-esteem.
Among students of color, the common stressors of the college experience are often compounded by the burden of race-related stress, stereotype threat, and the imposter phenomenon.