

it's for anyone who wants to be smarter and more empathetic about matters of race and engage in more productive anti-racist action. In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today’s racial landscapefrom white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movementoffering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at.

"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. Her work on race has been featured in the New York Times and. Image Credits: Jim Spellman / Getty Images. 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. Ijeoma Oluo is the author of the 1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race. Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about.

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.
