March 28, 2019

Decolonizing and Democratizing Philanthropy

Its been said that the tools that built the masters house will never dismantle the masters house. Philanthropy today reaffirms the culture of colonialism: white saviors, white experts. Recipients are at-effect rather than at-cause of the well-meaning aid. In his new book Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, Lumbee Tribe member author Edgar Villanueva says that the bottom line at philanthropies remains power and privilege. As a nearly 15 years as the lone in