A Word: White Here, White Now

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🗓️ 14 May 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility climbed back on the best-seller charts after George Floyd’s murder. On today’s episode of A Word, she talks with Jason Johnson about what white allyship looks like after Derek Chauvin’s conviction, and the challenges of building an anti-racist society. The two originally spoke at the Crosscut Festival, an online conference that took a hard look at the people, policy and events that shape our lives. Guest: Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, I'm Jack Greenlich.
0:02.0	I think you can listen to music from relaxing to celebrating, to getting yourself prepared.
0:08.0	I like all sorts, honestly. I like hip-hop, R&B, and then house music as well.
0:13.0	So yeah, there's no guilt with pleasure as R&D.
0:15.0	Jack wears the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra headphones, enjoying his favourite music,
0:20.0	with more immersive sounds than ever before.
0:23.0	Wow, the music's just everything, isn't it?
0:25.0	Get yours at Bose.co.uk.
0:27.0	Bose, sound is power.
0:30.0	This is a word, a podcast from Slate.
0:35.0	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:37.0	I'm not racist.
0:39.0	Many self-proclaimed white allies and actual races say this to shut down conversations
0:45.0	about how racism affects our society.
0:48.0	Black people have been calling BS forever,
0:51.0	but Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility, has emerged as the leading white voice on the issue.
0:57.0	You don't have to scratch very hard on a white progressive to get them quite resentful in it.
1:01.0	A lot of hustle, anger and anti-blackness can come out.
1:05.0	Robin DiAngelo, coming up on a word, with me, Jason Johnson.
1:09.0	Stay with us.
1:14.0	Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else.
1:18.0	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
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