ActionHoCo: Virtual Book Club Discussion

"White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" by Robin DiAngelo and Michael Eric Dyson

Please purchase and read/listen to "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" by Robin DiAngelo and Michael Eric Dyson before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, September 30th, 7-9pm Eastern Time.

Please register at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvdeqtrDIsHdaqAWIpEJ_UVZHc8tHy04b6

Join the pre-event discussion/forum at: https://www.actionhoco.com/forum/book-3-september-2020

“In this ‘vital, necessary, and beautiful book’ (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.”

Source: Amazon.com

Please purchase and read/listen to "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" by Robin DiAngelo and Michael Eric Dyson before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, September 30th, 7-9pm Eastern Time.