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So You Want to Talk about Race

So You Want to Talk about Race

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In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in America

Protests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. The stakes for transformative conversations about race could not be higher. Still, the task ahead seems daunting, and it’s hard to know where to start. How do you tell your boss her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law hang up on you when you had questions about police reform? 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 police brutality and cultural appropriation to the model minority myth in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race, and about how racism infects every aspect of American life.

"Simply put: Ijeoma Oluo is a necessary voice and intellectual for these times, and any time, truth be told." ―Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can't Touch My Hair
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Overall rating: 4.0 / 5 from 3 reviews.

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Needed learning and action

"This book has great personal illustrative stories and analogies that articulate concepts like racism, micro-aggressions, cultural appropriation, and the model minority myth. It challenges you with calls to action that address the roots of systemic racism and have the potential to create real change."

— Sandpiper7279 (5/5)

So you want to talk about race. . . look elsewhere

"I borrowed this audio book from my local library hoping to further educate myself on race issues and learn how to have more meaningful conversations on this important and often sensitive issue. What I found was a book filled with logical fallacy, near-sighted opinion and a miasma of identity politics that have little to do with race. Not surprisingly, the author quickly brushes off any criticism of her stance with the argument that ""This is true, because I say it is true"" rather than trying to provide evidence to support her claims. Interestingly, when I told a close friend (someone the author would classify as a person of color) that I had just finished listening to the book they said ""I could have told you not to waste your time. "" I gave the book two stars because I did learn something about identity, privilege and intersectionality. Whether those learnings were of any value is another story. I will also give the author credit for something stated at the outset, that the book would make me uncomfortable. While I'm not sure it made me uncomfortable, it did make me cringe, but likely not for the reasons the author intended. If you are looking for a book that will actually help equip you to have tough conversations on any number of issues (including race) I would recommend ""Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High"" or ""Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior"" by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler. I also highly recommend several Thomas Sowell books including: ""Discrimination and Disparities"", ""A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles"", and ""Black Rednecks and White Liberals""."

— MattsMule (2/5)

Love the book but. . .

"She's very rude to anyone that's white who actually wants to help with change. She needs to realize there are people on this side that's sick and tired of it. It seems to me she wants to talk about race, as long as you're not white."

— Justanotherrandomonline (5/5)

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