White Fragility

The International Bestseller

'With clarity and compassion,DiAngelo allows us to understand racism asa practice not restricted to"bad people." In doing so, she moves ournational discussions forward.This is a necessary book for all peopleinvested in societal change'Claudia Rankine

Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. Theseare the ways in whichordinary white people react when it is pointedout to them that theyhave done or said something that has -unintentionally - caused racialoffence or hurt. After, all, a racistis the worst thing a person canbe, right? But these reactions onlyserve to silence people of colour,who cannot give honest feedback to'liberal' white people lest theyprovoke a dangerous emotionalreaction.

Robin DiAngelo coinedthe term 'White Fragility' in2011 to describe this process and is hereto show us how it serves touphold the system of white supremacy. Usingknowledge and insightgained over decades of running racial awarenessworkshops and workingon this idea as a Professor of Whiteness Studies,she shows us how wecan start having more honest conversations, listento each other betterand react to feedback with grace and humility. Itis not enough tosimply hold abstract progressive views and condemn theobvious racistson social media - change starts with us all at apractical, granularlevel, and it is time for all white people to takeresponsibility forrelinquishing their own racial supremacy.

'By turns mordantandthen inspirational, an argument that powerfulforces and tragic histories stack the deck fully against racial justicealongside onethatwe need only to be clearer, try harder, and dobetter' DavidRoediger, Los Angeles Review of Books

'The value in White Fragilitylies in its methodical, irrefutable exposure of racism in thought andaction, and its call for humility and vigilance' Katy Waldman, New Yorker

'A vital, necessary, and beautiful book' Michael Eric Dyson

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A fresh, sane, clear-sighted analysis on the racial and social challenges we face in the 21st century... Robin DiAngelo is a white person with whom we would do well talk about race with. And listen to.