Through clinical encounters as a White analyst working with three women of color, I argue for a radical shift in our conception of the analytic frame, necessitating stepping outside of a familiar, comfortable role in which we have been taught to follow what patients bring to analysis. Rather than waiting for our patients to bring up issues of race, I believe it behooves White analysts to take the lead in listening for and speaking directly about race, racism and racial identity, to make it clear that we are invested in, and up for these challenging discussions. I emphasize the crucial imperative for White analysts, in particular, of struggling with our inclination toward silence, complicity and dissociation.