So You Want to Talk About Race

Author: Ijeoma Oluo
ISBN: 9781580056779

In this New York Times bestseller, 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 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-char

Publisher: Da Capo Press
Publish Date: 2018-01-16

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Social Science / Black Studies (Global), Political Science / Civil Rights, Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Race)