Courageous Conversations Book Discussion

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (2020), by Robin DiAngelo.

Our Courageous Conversations Book Discussion brings together local residents to build community across differences, increase awareness of our own blind spots, and help align our behavior with intentions.

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.

“The value in White Fragility lies in its methodical, irrefutable exposure of racism in thought and action, and its call for humility and vigilance.”

—The New Yorker

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.

Group size is limited. Register now!

Thursday, August 10, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Next book meeting November 9 at 7pm