So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)

from DocWood

This is an amazingly thorough, practical little book (covers a lot in just 256 pp.) for anyone who wishes to enter into a discussion about race in America. I bought it because I find it hard to engage my students in discussions about race and racism in psychology (I teach an introductory, undergr...

from Bodagirl

Very approachable and concise look at racial discussions we should be having. Plenty of personal stories and examples but also gives a broader perspective. If you want an alternative to DiAngelo's White Fragility, try this one. The one chapter that didn't seem to fit as well was 14 "What is the ...

from christinegrabowski

This was a very enlightening read, and I recommend it to people of all races IF they are willing to read it with an open mind. The focus of the book is on systematic racism and how even if a person does not consider themselves racist, there is a lot more to racism than how we treat minorities bec...

from AliceaP

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo is the kind of book that will have you really thinking about your actions and the way that they affect others. When I finished this book, I immediately passed it onto my manager to read because I wanted to continue the conversation. Oluo uses her own ...

from Sheila1957

This is not a book you can walk away from. It is a book that you will read many times and get different information from it. The first time you read to see what she has to say. The second time to understand what she says. Then you buy it and re-read it over the years to see how it impacts you or ...