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‘White Fragility’ author will discuss racism, social justice while at Iowa State

By Isaac Sinclair
02/19/2019

Robin DiAngelo, a scholar on race issues, will present "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Stephen's Auditorium. Contributed photo.

A scholar on race issues, particularly how white Americans deal with race and privilege, is coming to Iowa State University.

Robin DiAngelo will present “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Stephens Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.

DiAngelo wrote a book of the same name, as well as “Is Everyone Really Equal?”

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Key contacts

Cathy Curtis, communications director, College of Health and Human Sciences, ccurtis@iastate.edu, 515-294-8175.

Isaac Sinclair, communications assistant, College of Health and Human Sciences, hswriter@iastate.edu, 515-294-1326.

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