So you want to talk about race / Ijeoma Olou.

  • Oluo, Ijeoma
Date:
2019
  • Books

About this work

Description

"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."--From publisher.

Publication/Creation

New York : Seal Press, 2019.

Physical description

xxi, 245 pages ; 18 cm

Contributors

Edition

First trade paperback edition.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction : so you want to talk about race -- Is it really about race? -- What is racism? -- What if I talk about race wrong? -- Why am I always being told to "check my privilege"? -- What is intersectionality and why do I need it? -- Is police brutality really about race? -- How can I talk about affirmative action? -- What is the school-to-prison pipeline? -- Why can't I say the "N" word? -- What is cultural appropriation? -- Why can't I touch your hair? -- What are microaggressions? -- Why are our students so angry? -- What is the model minority myth? -- But what if I hate Al Sharpton? -- I just got called racist, what do I do now? -- Talking is great, but what else can I do?

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    CBZ.6
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781541647435
  • 1541647432