Blending personal accounts and meticulously cited research, Oluo demonstrates how racism permeates every aspect of society, from education to the police force. Precise, poignant, and edifying, this primer gives readers much-needed tools, explaining academic concepts such as privilege and intersectionality, debunking harmful myths, and offering concrete ways to confront racism. A black queer woman, she not only experiences prejudice but also endures the additional burden of educating those who are skeptical about her oppression. The author knows all too well the consequences of ignorance about race.
Nevertheless, she urges readers to push past their discomfort to do otherwise is to accept a society entrenched in systemic racism. More than once,” notes writer and editor Oluo in this slim but potent guide to discussing race. it's for anyone who wants to be smarter and more empathetic about matters of race and engage in more productive anti-racist action.OLUO, Ijeoma. "Generous and empathetic, yet usefully blunt.
"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 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. 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? Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy-from police brutality to the mass incarceration of Black Americans-has put a media spotlight on racism in our society. In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America
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