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Racists Anonymous

Racists Anonymous is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Racists Anonymous rather than just read about it. In short: Racists Anonymous is a support group founded in 2015, based on the Alcoholics Anonymous model. The group was created by Sunnyvale, California United Church of Christ pastor Ron Buford over his frustration with typical attempts to deal with race issues, which merely either left him feeling angry or white participants leaving feeling guilty.

Key takeaways

Racists Anonymous belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Racists Anonymous to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Racists Anonymous from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Racists Anonymous is a support group founded in 2015, based on the Alcoholics Anonymous model. The group was created by Sunnyvale, California United Church of Christ pastor Ron Buford over his frustration with typical attempts to deal with race issues, which merely either left him feeling angry or white participants leaving feeling guilty. The first meeting was held in 2015 following various police shootings and the Charleston church shooting. As of September 2017, 90 congregations in four countries have requested the program's kit, and several have established their own programs independently. A basic dictum of the organization is that all people are racist to varying degrees, and that it is impossible not to be racist if raised in American culture, and that one can engage in self-improvement, as opposed to "fixing" oneself. Racist Anonymous applies the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous with a modified Step 1: it says "I have come to admit that I am powerless over my addiction to racism in ways I am unable to recognize fully, let alone manage" ("Racists Anonymous") instead of the "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable" of AA.

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Racists Anonymous

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Racists Anonymous claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Racists Anonymous before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Racists Anonymous ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Racists Anonymous

In research: Racists Anonymous appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Racists Anonymous in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Racists Anonymous is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Anti-racist organizations in the United States, Non-profit organizations based in California, Organizations established in 2015, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Racists Anonymous outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Racists Anonymous in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Racists Anonymous means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Racists Anonymous out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Racists Anonymous in simple terms?

Why does Racists Anonymous matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Racists Anonymous?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Racists Anonymous.