White Fear

How the Browning of America Is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds

By: Roland S. Martin

Narrated by: Roland S. Martin

Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

White fear has shaped our democracy and society from the beginning—and today, it’s more intense and visible than ever. To neutralize it, we must first understand it.

White fear is not new. It enabled the rise of Donald Trump. It’s behind the recent flood of restrictive voting laws disproportionately impacting people of color. It’s why reactions to movements like Black Lives Matter and a football player taking a knee have been so negative and so strong.

For two centuries, the deep-seated fear that many White people feel—of losing power, of losing economic standing, of losing a particular “way of life”—has been the driving force behind American politics and culture. And as we approach a future where White people will become a racial minority in the US, something estimated to occur as early as 2043, that fear is only intensifying, festering, and becoming more visible. Are we destined for a violent clash? What can we do to step into our country’s inevitable future, without tearing ourselves apart in the process?

Nationally renowned journalist and award-winning author Roland Martin has been sounding this alarm for more than a decade. In White Fear, he provides a primer on how white fear has shaped, and continues to shape, our democracy and our culture. He connects the separate puzzle pieces, from the Tea Party Movement and QAnon to the decline of White American optimism to the diminishing blue-collar workforce, to illuminate the larger picture of what will unfold in America over the next decade-plus, and offers a better way forward.

If we want to create the kind of country that we’re all welcome in and proud to live in, we can no longer ignore white fear. To neutralize it—in our country and, for White listeners, ourselves—we must first understand it. Only then can we recognize and dismantle it.

And as the last few years have shown, we don’t have any time to lose.

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Outstanding

Loved it ……. Roland you have done it again…. Well said of the truth…. Bravo… Bravo…. Bravo!!

Great read! I enjoy Roland Martin

I enjoy Roland Martin as a curator of black owned media and his facts are fascinating.

prepare yourself

this book gave us insight to 2043. this book makes you think about the future of your kids and grandchildren people what are we dumping on the Next Generation.

Fear makes people do terrible things!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. Roland Martin cut through the chase and gave the lowdown on what we are facing as a nation and race. It's time we as a whole people make the necessary changes to give all people a better life. 💯

Simply Outstanding!

A clearly explained, thought-provoking, and action-oriented analysis of America's most insidious problem. Highly recommend reading!

A must read!

I wish this book could be implemented into high-school curriculums. An educational eye opening look at America. A viable and valuable piece of literature for the human race. The overall message given challenges us to be better people so that we may live in a better world, but some of us are blind to the injustices because we don't experience them, unaffected by them and have become apathetic to those who do.

Awesome

This the best book in audible I will get the hard copy. Great job Roland!

white people need to be modern day abolitionists

White people must fix the racial divide of the United States. Period. We must acknowledge our whiteness and do better. People of color are not out to get us.

Eye Opener

Excellent job done by Roland Martin. For those who are willing to accept the times we are living post the Trump administration, this book will enlighten you on why many folks revolted and attacked the US Capitol on January 6th 2021.

Wake up

Nice read. It explains exactly what fears they have with people of color. Good job Roland 👏