A great, well-written read that explains difficult and complex topics around race in really straightforward, easy-to-understand ways (yet still acknowledges the intricacies of the subject matter and doesn't oversimplify). 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. There are no notices for this title yet. ), and offers steps as to what people should do differently and why. Did you pick up this book with the goal of making more friends of different races? It's too important. But it upsets us because it exists, not because we want to talk about it. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}View high quality images that let you zoom in to take a closer look. The profit itself is the greater promise for nonracialized people -- you will get more because they exist to get less. .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Explore your book, then jump right back to where you left off with Page Flip. In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment, Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. @ilovefood of the Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board. Anywhere there might not be enough.
These solutions, not surprisingly, often leave the underprivileged populations in our movements behind.
There are sections of Oluo's book that are written directly towards white folks who have never experienced racism, but there are others confirming and validating the experiences of BIPOC readers. This is a book that everyone should read and refer back to again and again. It's beautifully written, pulls no punches, and really gets the point across. Learn more. Our politics, our education system, our infrastructure -- anywhere there is a finite amount of power, influence, visibility, wealth, or opportunity. Naya14 thinks this title is suitable for 12 years and over.
.orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Ask Alexa to read your book with Audible integration or text-to-speech. Previous page of related Sponsored Products. As a African American male I choose this book in hopes of further educating myself on our society as a whole and the plight of the African American community. What author would write a book with a target audience that is likely to consider reading it, much less paying for it, akin to wishing for a root canal? In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement--offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. But it upsets us because it exists, not because we talk about it. And those are real and noble goals when we call them what they are. Preferred Why I'm No Longer Talking with White People about Race, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2020.
How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide. 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. I first read Ijeoma Oluo's work years ago when she was blogging on her own website. Oluo addresses topics that you may hesitate to raise with black friends, encourages you to revisit your understanding of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and explains concepts including emotional labor and white privilege. It tells you that the grievances of people of color, or disabled people, or transgender people, or women are divisive... it has you believing in trickle-down social justice. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. She covers tough topics such as privilege, police brutality, microaggressions, and racial slurs while offering specific steps each of us can take to advocate for social justice reform.
But when I look at what is putting me and millions of other people of colour at risk, a lack of niceness from white people towards me and people who look like me is very fall down the list of priorities. But each chapter follows up an anecdote with crucial talking points that anybody can use to face these issues head-on.
Ijeoma Oluo has some excellent advice for white folks in "So You Want to Talk About Race."
We really should be more kind to each other. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? It is also a great starting point for people who have not yet confronted their privilege, their whiteness, or done antiracist work.
Brilliant, in fact. Maybe I prefer the one that I read first because I read it first, or maybe I prefer the first author's style. Another Day in Post-Racial America: To the Mothers of the Black Lives Matter Moveme... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Educational and honest in equal measure. You will love this book if you already have made certain assumptions. This item has a maximum order quantity limit. She is very aware of her audience and knows that talking about racism is uncomfortable. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.
It should always be anger-inducing. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. As long as racism exists to ruin the lives of countless people of colour, it should be something that upsets us.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2018. Did you pick up this book with the ultimate goal of getting people to be nicer to each other? It tells you to focus on the majority first. So You Want to Talk About Race (eBook) : Oluo, Ijeoma : "A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Great book, simply written, clear and concise. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Enjoy features only possible in digital – start reading right away, carry your library with you, adjust the font, create shareable notes and highlights, and more. A local author who won the Washington State Book Award in 2019 for Nonfiction. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
In 2018 she won the Feminist Humanist Award. I don't think I've marked any book as much as I did this. .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Discover additional details about the events, people, and places in your book, with Wikipedia integration. It should always be anger inducing. I can't reduce this book to a headline. I don't think you could find a more accessible book on this topic anywhere. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? In that piece, her frustration at the act of racism in front of her, followed by sadness at the world that created that brand of racism, is palpable. I reread several chapters in an attempt to absorb as much as possible. Even though I’m British, I feel these examples definitely translate. Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020. Read it, then let your friends read it. I give this book ⅗ stars and recommend it to readers of all ages. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Oluo writes: "Racial oppression should always be an emotional topic to discuss. Excellently done. We have to actually dismantle the machine if we want to make change. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned, and crystalize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. This book is written in a breezy style that is in contrast to Ta Nehisi Coates or even Barak Obama. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Ijeoma Oluo's book came out about race in America about six months after Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about race in the UK in her book Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race. This isn’t a book to be engrossed in; it’s not fast-paced fiction with a main character who is constantly bombarded with insults and discrimination, although Oluo uses multiple anecdotes from her own life as examples of racism. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2019. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. 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. It's also a call to action to directly address racism within yourself and others to dismantle the system of white supremacy that costs people of color their mental and physical health (and lives) every day. Apparently, Ijeoma Oluo. Oh my goodness this is good. Oluo shows her anger and indignation at these systems of oppression while simultaneously showing compassion and understanding for people trying to do better. Please try again. Oluo covers common questions that white people pose when it comes to movements and rights concerning race, such as why only Black people can use the N-word and whether police brutality is really about race. Absolutely excellent in its own right. Unfortunately, I was unable to learn much from it. Before we go further, let me say that So You Want to Talk About Race is excellent. I highly, highly recommend this book.
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Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book. Through her informative book, Oluo has created a safe place where white people and people of colour can come to learn about and discuss race without judgement.
These solutions, not surprisingly, often leave the underprivileged populations in our movements behind.
There are sections of Oluo's book that are written directly towards white folks who have never experienced racism, but there are others confirming and validating the experiences of BIPOC readers. This is a book that everyone should read and refer back to again and again. It's beautifully written, pulls no punches, and really gets the point across. Learn more. Our politics, our education system, our infrastructure -- anywhere there is a finite amount of power, influence, visibility, wealth, or opportunity. Naya14 thinks this title is suitable for 12 years and over.
.orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Ask Alexa to read your book with Audible integration or text-to-speech. Previous page of related Sponsored Products. As a African American male I choose this book in hopes of further educating myself on our society as a whole and the plight of the African American community. What author would write a book with a target audience that is likely to consider reading it, much less paying for it, akin to wishing for a root canal? In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement--offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. But it upsets us because it exists, not because we talk about it. And those are real and noble goals when we call them what they are. Preferred Why I'm No Longer Talking with White People about Race, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2020.
How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide. 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. I first read Ijeoma Oluo's work years ago when she was blogging on her own website. Oluo addresses topics that you may hesitate to raise with black friends, encourages you to revisit your understanding of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and explains concepts including emotional labor and white privilege. It tells you that the grievances of people of color, or disabled people, or transgender people, or women are divisive... it has you believing in trickle-down social justice. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. She covers tough topics such as privilege, police brutality, microaggressions, and racial slurs while offering specific steps each of us can take to advocate for social justice reform.
But when I look at what is putting me and millions of other people of colour at risk, a lack of niceness from white people towards me and people who look like me is very fall down the list of priorities. But each chapter follows up an anecdote with crucial talking points that anybody can use to face these issues head-on.
Ijeoma Oluo has some excellent advice for white folks in "So You Want to Talk About Race."
We really should be more kind to each other. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? It is also a great starting point for people who have not yet confronted their privilege, their whiteness, or done antiracist work.
Brilliant, in fact. Maybe I prefer the one that I read first because I read it first, or maybe I prefer the first author's style. Another Day in Post-Racial America: To the Mothers of the Black Lives Matter Moveme... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Educational and honest in equal measure. You will love this book if you already have made certain assumptions. This item has a maximum order quantity limit. She is very aware of her audience and knows that talking about racism is uncomfortable. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.
It should always be anger-inducing. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. As long as racism exists to ruin the lives of countless people of colour, it should be something that upsets us.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2018. Did you pick up this book with the ultimate goal of getting people to be nicer to each other? It tells you to focus on the majority first. So You Want to Talk About Race (eBook) : Oluo, Ijeoma : "A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Great book, simply written, clear and concise. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Enjoy features only possible in digital – start reading right away, carry your library with you, adjust the font, create shareable notes and highlights, and more. A local author who won the Washington State Book Award in 2019 for Nonfiction. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
In 2018 she won the Feminist Humanist Award. I don't think I've marked any book as much as I did this. .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Discover additional details about the events, people, and places in your book, with Wikipedia integration. It should always be anger inducing. I can't reduce this book to a headline. I don't think you could find a more accessible book on this topic anywhere. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? In that piece, her frustration at the act of racism in front of her, followed by sadness at the world that created that brand of racism, is palpable. I reread several chapters in an attempt to absorb as much as possible. Even though I’m British, I feel these examples definitely translate. Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020. Read it, then let your friends read it. I give this book ⅗ stars and recommend it to readers of all ages. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Oluo writes: "Racial oppression should always be an emotional topic to discuss. Excellently done. We have to actually dismantle the machine if we want to make change. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned, and crystalize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. This book is written in a breezy style that is in contrast to Ta Nehisi Coates or even Barak Obama. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Ijeoma Oluo's book came out about race in America about six months after Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about race in the UK in her book Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race. This isn’t a book to be engrossed in; it’s not fast-paced fiction with a main character who is constantly bombarded with insults and discrimination, although Oluo uses multiple anecdotes from her own life as examples of racism. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2019. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. 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. It's also a call to action to directly address racism within yourself and others to dismantle the system of white supremacy that costs people of color their mental and physical health (and lives) every day. Apparently, Ijeoma Oluo. Oh my goodness this is good. Oluo shows her anger and indignation at these systems of oppression while simultaneously showing compassion and understanding for people trying to do better. Please try again. Oluo covers common questions that white people pose when it comes to movements and rights concerning race, such as why only Black people can use the N-word and whether police brutality is really about race. Absolutely excellent in its own right. Unfortunately, I was unable to learn much from it. Before we go further, let me say that So You Want to Talk About Race is excellent. I highly, highly recommend this book.
Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Human Resources & Personnel Management (Kindle Store), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book. Through her informative book, Oluo has created a safe place where white people and people of colour can come to learn about and discuss race without judgement.