Robin DiAngelo speaks to the angry defensiveness often found in discussions of racism with white people, and notes that this kind of “white fragility” comes from a sense of deep entitlement. An essay those of us who carry white privileges ought to be discussing!
Category Archives: race
Response to the Open Letter
Schools are starting to respond to the Open Letter. Here is a response from PCUSA seminary presidents, and one from the ELCA seminaries. Also, here is an even earlier response from Dr. Michael Jinkins, president of Louisville Presbyterian Seminary.
The Color of Fear
The Color of Fear is a powerful film created in 1994 around a set of discussions with a diverse group of men around issues of race. It’s a film that definitely requires thoughtful engagement and trained facilitation to use, but has been transformative in multiple contexts. Stir Fry Seminars (who created it), also publishes a guide to using it.
Definitional frameworks
There’s a lovely free resource available from the Center for Racial Justice Innovation, which offers clear, concise definitions, examples and case studies for understanding and engaging racism. The examples are mostly related to media, but are nonetheless compelling and well written.