Robin DiAngelo is the author and narrator of White Fragility. DiAngelo is a white woman raised in the United States and an educator on issues of racial and social justice. Throughout the book, she…
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Angela
Angela, a Black woman, is a new web developer at DiAngelo’s company. When DiAngelo dismisses a survey that Angela made and makes an off-hand comment about her Black co-worker Deborah’s hair, Angela tells…
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Mr. Roberts
Mr. Roberts is a white teacher with whom DiAngelo is asked to consult after he makes an inappropriate comment to a Black female student. In one of their sessions, he talks about how a white…
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Deborah
Deborah, a Black woman, is one of DiAngelo’s co-workers. When traveling for work, DiAngelo suggested that they go to a rural part of northern Idaho for a relaxing weekend. Deborah notes that the town…
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Eva
Eva is a white German woman who attends one of DiAngelo’s volunteer workshops. When she argues that she is exempt from racism because there were no Black people in Germany, DiAngelo pushes back by…
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