may, 2020
26may5:00 pmVirtually Speaking: Screening of Book Club Discussion

Event Details
In this edition of Virtually Speaking, view the discussion of Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Join us at 5:oopm on
Event Details
In this edition of Virtually Speaking, view the discussion of Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Join us at 5:oopm on Facebook for a live watch party from last week’s Book Club at the Morris Center.
The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged that serve to 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, fun
Time
(Tuesday) 5:00 pm EST