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So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo (2019, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-101580058825
ISBN-139781580058827
eBay Product ID (ePID)18038493588

Product Key Features

Book TitleSo You Want to Talk about Race
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCommunication Studies, Discrimination & Race Relations, Black Studies (Global), Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorIjeoma Oluo
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Reviews"Ijeoma Oluo has built a career on speaking truth to power... [here] she offers a guidebook for those who want to confront racism and white supremacy in their everyday lives, but are unsure where to start." -- Bitch, "One of the few guiding lights to emerge in our post-election landscape...the goal isn't to call out the 'bad' white people and console the 'good' ones, but to raise the bar for all of us committed to equality and justice." -- The Stranger, "Oluo's approach to the complex topic of race in America is direct, helpful, and compassionate."-- 800-CEO-Reads Staff Picks, "Ijeoma Oluo-writing on any subject-is compassionate brilliance personified, and I am so grateful for her work and her voice. She is the first writer I name when anyone asks who they should read to help them think about and navigate issues of race and identity, help them understand what solidarity means and what it requires of all of us. So You Want to Talk About Race is a book for everyone, but especially for people of color who need to feel seen and heard."-- Nicole Chung , author of All You Can Ever Know, "Simply put: Ijeoma Oluo is a necessary voice and intellectual for these times, and any time, truth be told. Her ability to write so smartly and honestly with strokes of humor about race in America is heaven sent and demonstrates just how desperately we all need to be talking about race, and perhaps, more importantly, this insightful book shows those in power or privilege how they need to listen." -- Phoebe Robinson , New York Times bestselling author of You Can't Touch My Hair and Everything's Trash, But It's Okay, "White readers will find answers to many of the questions we might be afraid to ask. Readers who are people of color will find their experiences seen, heard, and believed. All readers will find themselves enraptured."-- The Denver VOICE, "Read it, then recommend it to everyone you know."-- Harper's Bazaar, "One of 10 Books to Read in 2018", "Ijeoma Oluo's So You Want to Talk About Race is a welcome gift to us all -- a critical offering during a moment when the hard work of social transformation is hampered by the inability of anyone who benefits from systemic racism to reckon with its costs. Oluo's mandate is clear and powerful: change will not come unless we are brave enough to name and remove the many forces at work strangling freedom. Racial supremacy is but one of those forces." -- Darnell L. Moore , author of No Ashes in the Fire, " So You Want to Talk About Race is a phenomenal read and it's helping me articulate conversations I want and need to have."-- Adib Khorram , Morris Award­-winning author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay, "I am in awe of Ijeoma. She is the smartest, most courageous and electrifying young writer on race relations today -- the voice of our times. Let her be your guidepost. She will make you think and she will make you feel. Follow Ijeoma Oluo and thrill to the challenge, beginning right here with So You Want To Talk About Race ."-- Robin DiAngelo , author of White Fragility, " So You Want To Talk About Race is a landmark book for our times. Oluo does more than deliver tough, blunt truths about the realities of racism, power and oppression. She also, in bracing fashion, offers a vision of hope; a message that through dialogue and struggle, we can emancipate ourselves from what she calls 'the nation's oldest pyramid scheme: white supremacy.' That is why I don't think this is merely one of the most important books of the last decade. It is also one of the most optimistic. To write such a book in these difficult times is in and of itself, a daring and beautiful act."-- Dave Zirin , sports editor at The Nation and author of What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States, " So You Want to Talk About Race strikes the perfect balance of direct and brutally honest without being preachy or, worse, condescending. Regardless of your comfort level, educational background, or experience when it comes to talking about race, Ijeoma has created a wonderful tool to help broach these conversations and help us work toward a better world for people of color from all walks of life." -- Franchesca Ramsey , host and executive producer of MTV's Decoded and author of Well, That Escalated Quickly, " So You Want to Talk About Race is warm and foundational enough for people beginning their journey to understanding racism in America, and thought-provoking and challenging enough for people who believe themselves to be well-versed on the subject. In short, it's for everyone. Ijeoma's voice cuts through all the noise and stays with you."-- Emily V. Gordon , co-writer of The Big Sick and author of Super You: Release Your Inner Superhero, "What Ijeoma Oluo has done, and continues to do, is nothing short of revolutionary -- she has created a conversational guide and laid out a movement-building blueprint for people of all races who are invested in self-assessment, open to being challenged, and committed to collective progress. One of the most important voices of our time, Oluo encourages us to be the conversation starters in our own lives and to keep talking -- someone who needs to hear us is listening."-- Feminista Jones , author of Reclaiming Our Space, "Ijeoma Oluo's work is where candor meets wisdom, where intelligence meets action, where prose meets power. With her indelible combination of lived experience and research, she is one of the most important people writing about this current moment for our country and our world. So You Want to Talk About Race is a book that I have recommended to countless people-and that I will continue to recommend for years to come."-- Rakesh Satyal , author of Blue Boy and No One Can Pronounce My Name, "Straight talk to blacks and whites about the realities of racism.... A clear and candid contribution to an essential conversation." -- Kirkus Reviews, "With this book, Ijeoma 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, "I don't think I've ever seen a writer have such an instant, visceral, electric impact on readers. Ijeoma Oluo's intellectual clarity and moral sure-footedness make her the kind of unstoppable force that obliterates the very concept of immovable objects."-- Lindy West , New York Times-bestselling author of Shrill, "So You Want to Talk About Race strikes the perfect balance of direct and brutally honest without being preachy or, worse, condescending. Regardless of your comfort level, educational background, or experience when it comes to talking about race, Ijeoma has created a wonderful tool to help broach these conversations and help us work toward a better world for people of color from all walks of life." --FRANCHESCA RAMSEY, host and executive producer of MTV's Decoded and author of Well, That Escalated Quickly, "Fascinating, real, and necessary, a superb compendium reckoning with race, gender, and identity in white America."-- The Root
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal305.800973
SynopsisIn 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, 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 Black Americans--has put a media spotlight on racism in our society. 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), 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. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans.Oluo is an exceptional writer with a rare ability to be straightforward, funny, and effective in her coverage of sensitive, hyper-charged issues in America. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned and crystalize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. Her writing brings to mind voices like Ta-Nehisi Coates, Roxane Gay, Jessica Valenti in FULL FRONTAL FEMINISM, and a young Gloria Naylor, particularly in Naylor's seminal essay "The Meaning of a Word."
LC Classification NumberE184.A1O454 2019

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  • Great Read

    The author breaks down race and systemic racism and it’s effects in an organised, easy to read, and easy to understand way. For anyone just learning about this topic as a novice, this is a book I highly recommend.

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  • So good I bought it after getting it from the library

    Awesome book! Makes you think and is a great starter for those wanting to wade into these conversations productively. I originally borrowed this book from the library, but I bought a copy to give to my mother and friends to read.

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  • Book on Race

    I would definitely recommend this book. The author does a wonderful job making the topic of race interesting and useful.

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  • Wow! All the ways we unconsciously perpetuate racism.

    Amazing how much of the ways we support and perpetuate discrimination and racism is so automatic, until someone like Ijeoma brings it into awareness.. we remain clueless. I am loving the introspection and inspection this book is helping me develop. A must read for the new world we are creating.

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  • A midday read for every white human trying become an anti racist.

    Honest intelligent but not overwhelming content. Brings the heated topic to real life understanding.

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  • Eye opening

    Eye opening, easy read. Author tells it like it is.

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  • A must read for anyone concerned with racial justice.

    An outstanding, well-written, and covering a myriad aspects of racial discrimination and abuse, from the blatant to what many would consider--wrongly--to be minor.

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  • Excellent! Keep the conversation going

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