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You are invited to join a group of colleagues who will be reading and discussing the book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism, by Robin DiAngelo.

The publisher describes the book as follows:

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.

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.​

This book group will be facilitated by Renee Jones and Roberta Chevrette and will meet four times via Zoom:

• February 9, February 23, March 9, March 23
• 2-3 PM
• Zoom meetings

Participation is limited; if you are interested in joining the group, please register as soon as possible.

If you have questions, contact Sheila Otto at Sheila.Otto@mtsu.edu.

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