Morning Edition White Fragility
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Morning edition white fragility. Acts committed by unkind people is at the root of virtually all white defensiveness on this topic writes diangelo in white fragility. Morning edition professor criticizes book white fragility as dehumanizing to black people. Robin diangelo s book white fragility. Morning edition weekend edition saturday.
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 t houghtful instructive and comprehensive. This slim book is impressive in its scope and complexity. Morning edition for july 20 2020 hear the morning edition program for july 20 2020. Mcwhorter spoke with morning edition s steve inskeep about his criticism of the book and what he thinks is needed to change racist.
Mcwhorter spoke with morning edition s steve inskeep about his criticism of the book and what he thinks is needed to change racist institutions. Morning edition weekend edition saturday. Diangelo is white and regards racism as the foundation of the society we are in she says white people become. Robin diangelo on white people s fragility npr s jennifer ludden talks to author robin diangelo about her latest book white fragility.
Why it s so hard for white people to talk about racism. Nice white people can still be racist white fragility author robin diangelo says that the status quo in the united states is racism and for white. But when i say that white fragility is a racist book. Diangelo provides a powerful lens for examining and practical tools for grappling with racism today.