“Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism” is the subtitle of Robin DiAngelo’s groundbreaking book titled “White Fragility.” As Michael Eric Dyson writes in the foreword: “DiAngelo brilliantly names a whiteness that doesn’t want to be named, disrobes a whiteness that dresses in camouflage as humanity, unmasks a whiteness costumed as American, and fetches to center stage a whiteness that would rather hide in visible invisibility.” How does “white fragility” show up in our own interactions? And where do we go from here?
The service will also include a ritual to welcome the Rev. Kimberly Wootan, chaplain at Havenwood-Heritage Heights, as our Affiliated Community Minister.