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the objective that guides me is my own need to break with white solidarity,
Robin DiAngelo • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Price says, “Imagine first responders at the scene of an accident rushing to comfort the person whose car struck a pedestrian, while the pedestrian lies bleeding on the street.”
Robin DiAngelo • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Why does this unsettle me? What would it mean for me if this were true? How does this lens change my understanding of racial dynamics? How can my unease help reveal the unexamined assumptions I have been making? Is it possible that because I am white, there are some racial dynamics that I can’t see? Am I willing to consider that possibility? If I a
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We cannot understand modern forms of racism if we cannot or will not explore patterns of group behavior and their effects on individuals.
Robin DiAngelo • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
WHAT IS WHITE PRIVILEGE?
Layla F. Saad • Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Research has also shown that a major reason for this racial disparity can be attributed to the beliefs held by judges and others about the cause of the criminal behavior.17 For example, the criminal behavior of white juveniles is often seen as caused by external factors—the youth comes from a single-parent home, is having a hard time right now, jus
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White supremacy is not just an attitude or a way of thinking. It also extends to how systems and institutions are structured to uphold this white dominance.
Layla F. Saad • Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
so that modern norms, policies, and practices result in similar racial outcomes as those in the past, while not appearing to be explicitly racist.
Robin DiAngelo • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
The final advice I offer is this: “Take the initiative and find out on your own.”