Dr. Byron Burkhalter earned his doctorate in sociology from UCLA and has been focused on issues of race, biracial identity, whiteness and multiracial political coalitions in US history for more than 30 years. He has taught at the university level, spoken at large public rallies and published numerous pieces on these issues. His writings have examined racial and sexual discrimination in the workplace, the relevance of race in interracial relationships and racial and ethnic identities in online communities. Most recently he has been helping groups of people do the hard work to recognize the privileges afforded them by the racism and white supremacy systemic in their everyday lives.