Uncomfortable conversations with a black man / Emmanuel Acho.
| Author/creator |
Acho, Emmanuel author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Flatiron Books, 2020. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2020 |
| Description | viii, 244 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Part I: You and me -- The name game: Black or African American? -- What do you see when you see me?: implicit bias -- The false start: white privilege -- Cite your sources or drop the class: cultural appropriation -- The mythical me: angry black men -- Nooooope!: the n-word -- Part II: Us and them -- The house always wins: systemic racism -- Shifting the narrative: reverse racism -- The fix: who's governing the government -- Thug life: justice for some -- Picking up the pieces: the Black family struggle -- Part III: We -- Love wins: the interracial family -- Good trouble: fighting for change -- Your presence is requested: how to be an ally -- Breaking the huddle: how to end racism. |
| Abstract | Emmanuel Acho belives the only way to cure our nation's oldest disease-- racism-- starts with a profound, revolutionary idea: actually talking to one another. No, seriously. Until it gets uncomfortable.. and then some. In Uncomfortable Conversations..., Acho connects his own experience with race and racism-- including his majority-white prep school education juxtaposed with his time in majority-black NFL locker rooms-- with the lessons of history, culture, and the wisdom of other black voices. The result is an essential guide to the conversations we should all be having to increase our understanding and join the anti-racist fight. Nothing is off the table. Want to know exactly why it's not okay for white people to use the N-word? Whether you should teach your kids to "see color"? Whether "reverse racism" exists? Why white privilege isn't just for the wealthy? What it really means to be an ally? Acho addresses these and many more questions with the same openness and vulnerability he asks of the reader. Filled with honest reflections and actionable conclusions, this is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand and eradicate racism. As Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." It's time to listen, learn, and speak. Let's talk, my friends.-- ?c From dust jacket. |
| General note | "An Oprah book"--Title page. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN | 9781250800466 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1250800463 (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HT1521 .A24 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HT1521 .A24 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |