Book Review: White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

Book: 114/150

Rating: 4/5

Over the past few months I have picked up quite a few anti-racism books and books that educate on racism. I think it is incredibly important to read own voices works (and I look forward to continuing my journey to be anti-racist for the long haul), but as someone who is white, I want to work to understand white fragility and my own conscious/unconscious biases.

White Fragility is written by a white woman on white fragility, how white people partake in racism, and how we (white people) have been active and benefit from white supremacy. One of my main takeaways is that racism is not just "a bad person saying discriminatory things", it is a social system embedded in culture and its institutions. I've learned a lot about the ways I've been complicit in maintaining the status quo, as well as there are some helpful passages in here that I plan on using when having conversations with family/friends/colleagues on race.

While I did find it repetitive at times, it helped hammer certain points home (which I think was the intention). I would highly recommend this one if you're looking to become an anti-racist and put in the work.