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In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America
Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy--from police brutality to the mass incarceration of African Americans--have made it impossible to ignore the issue of race. Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. How do you tell your roommate her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law take umbrage when you asked to touch her hair--and how do you make it right? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend?
In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to "model minorities" in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life.
"Oluo gives us--both white people and people of color--that language to engage in clear, constructive, and confident dialogue with each other about how to deal with racial prejudices and biases."--National Book Review
"Generous and empathetic, yet usefully blunt . . . it's for anyone who wants to be smarter and more empathetic about matters of race and engage in more productive anti-racist action."--Salon (Required Reading)
Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy--from police brutality to the mass incarceration of African Americans--have made it impossible to ignore the issue of race. Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. How do you tell your roommate her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law take umbrage when you asked to touch her hair--and how do you make it right? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend?
In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to "model minorities" in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life.
"Oluo gives us--both white people and people of color--that language to engage in clear, constructive, and confident dialogue with each other about how to deal with racial prejudices and biases."--National Book Review
"Generous and empathetic, yet usefully blunt . . . it's for anyone who wants to be smarter and more empathetic about matters of race and engage in more productive anti-racist action."--Salon (Required Reading)
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Oluo, Ijeoma
- ISBN: 9781580058827
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.90
- Number Of Pages: 272
- Publication Year: 2019
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great book club read
Sarah B. - 5 years 11 months agoLoved that it was a local author. Very informative, reflective and inspiring. It was a great read, and good for a book club discussion.
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Delicate identity, great commentary for the most part
Ricardo A. - 6 years agoGreat introduction to the delicate balance between possessing white and black blood. I felt at times, however, for the black reader it reads somewhat out of touch with the black experience. All in all a great extrapolation of her own story #BannedBook
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Great Read on Racial Inequality
Andrew C. - 6 years 2 months agoA great read about racial inequality in the United States. Eye opening for me to read from a completely different perspective than my own. I'd highly recommend.
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Highly recommend.
Katrina A. - 6 years 2 months agoGreat book, great discussion points and challenges to get uncomfortable and think outside your perspective (as a white female reading it). Stop and consider her points, use the discussion questions at the end to help contemplate, talk with others about it and hear different perspectives… it seems like a really good starting book. Walks you through various arguments and concepts and perspectives. Can’t recommend enough.
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An excellent book that addresses race in a comprehensive way. book that can be helpful to all- regardless of race.
Jane M. - 6 years 3 months agoAn excellent book that addresses race in a comprehensive way. Explains concepts such as systemic racism and white privilege in thoroughly without use of academic terms. The writing is interesting. It is a book that can be helpful to all- regardless of race. As the book explains, certain concepts are embedded deep in the psyche of most Americans and these concepts do not skip anyone -white, black, Asian, Native American - you name it you've got it.