those with powerthink they arecapable of makingdecisions for andin theinterests of thosewithout power• white people/andnonblack people spendenergy defending againstcharges ofracism/antiblacknessinstead of examining howracism/antiblacknessmight actually behappeningI'm above theneed foraccountability• the belief that thereis one right way todo things and oncepeople areintroduced tothe right way, theywill see the light andadopt itsense of urgency thatmakes it difficult to taketime to be inclusive,encourage democraticand/or thoughtfuldecision-making, tothink long-term,to considerconsequencesthose withpower don’t seethemselves ashoarding poweror as feelingthreatened• connected toindividualism, thebelief that ifsomething isgoing to get doneright, ‘I’ have to doitprogress is anorganization whichexpands (adds staff,adds projects) ordevelops the ability toserve more people(regardless of how wellthey areserving them)The organizationvalues those whocan getthings done on theirown without needingsupervision orguidancemistakes areviewed aspersonal. "Youcan't doanything right• all resources oforganization aredirected towardproducingmeasurable goals• equating theraising ofdifficult issueswith beingimpolite, rude,or out of linethe belief that thosewith power have aright to emotional andpsychologicalcomfort (anotheraspect of valuing‘logic’ over emotion)• invalidatingpeople whoshowemotion• those withstrongdocumentationand writingskills are morehighly valuedno sensethat thingscan beboth/andthose with powerthink they arecapable of makingdecisions for andin theinterests of thosewithout power• white people/andnonblack people spendenergy defending againstcharges ofracism/antiblacknessinstead of examining howracism/antiblacknessmight actually behappeningI'm above theneed foraccountability• the belief that thereis one right way todo things and oncepeople areintroduced tothe right way, theywill see the light andadopt itsense of urgency thatmakes it difficult to taketime to be inclusive,encourage democraticand/or thoughtfuldecision-making, tothink long-term,to considerconsequencesthose withpower don’t seethemselves ashoarding poweror as feelingthreatened• connected toindividualism, thebelief that ifsomething isgoing to get doneright, ‘I’ have to doitprogress is anorganization whichexpands (adds staff,adds projects) ordevelops the ability toserve more people(regardless of how wellthey areserving them)The organizationvalues those whocan getthings done on theirown without needingsupervision orguidancemistakes areviewed aspersonal. "Youcan't doanything right• all resources oforganization aredirected towardproducingmeasurable goals• equating theraising ofdifficult issueswith beingimpolite, rude,or out of linethe belief that thosewith power have aright to emotional andpsychologicalcomfort (anotheraspect of valuing‘logic’ over emotion)• invalidatingpeople whoshowemotion• those withstrongdocumentationand writingskills are morehighly valuedno sensethat thingscan beboth/and

Antiblack Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. those with power think they are capable of making decisions for and in the interests of those without power
  2. • white people/and nonblack people spend energy defending against charges of racism/antiblackness instead of examining how racism/antiblackness might actually be happening
  3. I'm above the need for accountability
  4. • the belief that there is one right way to do things and once people are introduced to the right way, they will see the light and adopt it
  5. sense of urgency that makes it difficult to take time to be inclusive, encourage democratic and/or thoughtful decision-making, to think long-term, to consider consequences
  6. those with power don’t see themselves as hoarding power or as feeling threatened
  7. • connected to individualism, the belief that if something is going to get done right, ‘I’ have to do it
  8. progress is an organization which expands (adds staff, adds projects) or develops the ability to serve more people (regardless of how well they are serving them)
  9. The organization values those who can get things done on their own without needing supervision or guidance
  10. mistakes are viewed as personal. "You can't do anything right
  11. • all resources of organization are directed toward producing measurable goals
  12. • equating the raising of difficult issues with being impolite, rude, or out of line
  13. the belief that those with power have a right to emotional and psychological comfort (another aspect of valuing ‘logic’ over emotion)
  14. • invalidating people who show emotion
  15. • those with strong documentation and writing skills are more highly valued
  16. no sense that things can be both/and