People of color understand what it means to be white more than I ever will. — Robin DiAngelo Color Copy Share Image
“Narratives of racial exceptionality obscure the reality of ongoing institutional white control while reinforcing ideologies of individualism and meritocracy. They also do… — Robin DiAngelo Allies Copy Share Image
One way that whites protect their positions when challenged on race is to invoke the discourse of self-defense. Through this discourse, whites… — Robin DiAngelo Invoke Copy Share Image
While individual whites may be against racism, they still benefit from the distribution of resources controlled by their group. — Robin DiAngelo Against Copy Share Image
The question that white people need to ask ourselves is not if we were shaped by the forces of racism, but how. — Robin DiAngelo How Copy Share Image
“We would often lead workshops in offices that were 95-100% white, and yet the participants would bitterly complain about Affirmative Action. This… — Robin DiAngelo Affirmative action Copy Share Image
“There is a difference between agreement and understanding: When discussing complex social and institutional dynamics such as racism, consider whether "I don't… — Robin DiAngelo Disagreement Copy Share Image
What I do used to be called 'diversity training,' then 'cultural competency' and now, 'anti-racism.' These terms are really useful for periods… — Robin DiAngelo Diversity Copy Share Image
You have to be in accountable relationships across race. Accountable means that they're authentic, they're sustained, and that you do talk about… — Robin DiAngelo Authentic Copy Share Image
I grew up poor and white. While my class oppression has been relatively visible to me, my race privilege has not. In… — Robin DiAngelo Life Copy Share Image
Mainstream dictionary definitions reduce racism to racial prejudice and the personal actions that result. But this definition does little to explain how… — Robin DiAngelo Explain Copy Share Image
“If, as a white person, I conceptualize racism as a binary and I see myself on the "not racist" side, what further… — Robin DiAngelo Racism Copy Share Image
The goal of my work is to make visible the inevitable racist assumptions held, and patterns displayed, by white people conditioned from… — Robin DiAngelo Assumptions Copy Share Image
We have always policed the bodies of people of color, and black people in particular. The Jim Crow South is a classic… — Robin DiAngelo Black people Copy Share Image
I have found that the only way to give feedback without triggering white fragility is not to give it at all. — Robin DiAngelo Feedback Copy Share Image
One of the most important misunderstandings for white people to get over to move forward is this idea that racism is a… — Robin DiAngelo Forward Copy Share Image
