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White Fragility

Why It's So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
Mar 05, 2019lynelliot rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A persuasive book about why the common understanding of racism as something done intentionally by mean people is wrong, and further why it hinders whites from meaningfully addressing their role in promulgating racism and thus reinforcing their own racial advantages. D'Angelo bracingly dismantles white racial defensiveness and deflection in its many forms. Reading this book was somewhat disheartening, as it revealed the full extent and insidiousness of white supremacy in the U.S and how whites maintain it, but also hopeful in that D'Angelo truly offers a comprehensive and clear analysis of the problem, and she answers it with promising solutions--albeit ones that will require a lot of hard work and effort on the part of whites.