Summary

In Chapter 21 entitled "Whiteness without Supremacy," Menakem discusses the need for a new white culture that is not based on white-body supremacy. In order to achieve this goal, white Americans will have to acknowledge the trauma of white-body supremacy, move through clean pain, and grow up. Menakem cautions white Americans that he cannot chart this course for them (and asking for such a blueprint is evidence of white fragility). Tim Wise, Robin DiAngelo, Peggy McIntosh, and Jim Wallace are all persons with talent doing good work battling white-body supremacy, and readers should seek out their writings and YouTube videos.

Creating a new culture may not be as daunting as readers think. Readers should consider twelve-step programs and the great, positive energy of Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and others. These cultures were built upon early work...