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Dr. Robin DiAngelo is the author of “What Does it Mean to Be White? Developing White Racial Literacy” and has been an anti-racist educator, and has heard justifications of racism by white men and women in her workshops for over two decades. This justification, which she calls “white fragility,” is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation.


The following guidelines should be implemented in any content platform you use: email, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, HTML, etc. This list can be used as a quick reference whenever you are creating new content.


To be used in with the Digital Accessibility section of New Harmony Workbook Volume II.


This handout invites you to consider three ways in which Exceptionalism might impact your life and work.


This handout offers 5 scenarios for choruses to consider how Exceptionalism might impact their work.


An introduction to Exceptionalism in its many forms


This handout offers six scenarios to consider how folks with various gender identities might experience singing with a GALA Chorus.


Our choruses span generations, and sometimes our different generational experiences can cause division and misunderstanding. Read on to find exercises designed to help foster community across age and experience.