George Yancey on Antiracism and White Fragility

One of the foremost conversations in our country today is centered on race and systemic racism. In the past few years, a new ideology called “antiracism” has come to the forefront of the conversation. This approach to racism has been most popularized by Ibram X. Kendi, as well as other authors like Robin DiAngelo and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Sociologist and Christian author George Yancey has been a critic of antiracist scholars. He joins us in this episode to share about his latest article, “The Dangerous World of Kendi’s Antiracism.”

George Yancey is a scholar on race and religion in America. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Texas and began his career studying interracial relationships and multiethnic churches. Since 2019, he has been at Baylor University working on a joint appointment in Sociology and the Institute of Religious Studies. He’s the author of several books including So Many Christians, So Few Lions, Beyond Racial Gridlock, and his forthcoming title Beyond Racial Division: A Unifying Alternative to Colorblindness and Antiracism. 

Show Highlights

  • Yancey provides a concise, insightful explanation of the antiracism position.

  • Kendi’s antiracism has the potential for more danger as he is set up to have much greater influence than other authors through his Center for Antiracism Research at Boston University.

  • Yancey shares why the antiracist ideology is problematic and can actually harm progress towards racial unity in America.

  • Nearly all of the claims by antiracist authors are supported anecdotally rather than by research. They also do not provide any data to show that their solutions work.

  • White fragility is another antiracist concept that Yancey has critiqued.

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