![]() ![]() ![]() Like most books regarding the subject matter at hand, the people who really need to read it will be the ones who absolutely don’t due to the fact they are too busy picking out the perfect madras shirt to match their tiki torches while gathering in the town square in order to wave their confederate flags with their knuckle dragging brethren.Īs for the rest of us who aren’t super busy like those snowflakes (hehehe, turned the tables on ‘em didn’t I?), inside this book you’ll find nearly every topic you could possibly have questions about when it comes to the current state of race relations in America. Unfortunately for him, the wait list for the hard copy is about eleventy trillion long, but yay me I got first dibs on the Kindle version : ) He has settled for watching the videos (on You Tube? me = old timer so I have no idea) while I ploughed through this sucker in one day. My non-reading husband was actually the one to turn me on to this title last week when it was released. If we can truly integrate white people and black people together, working in tandem, that’s when our world will make its joyful noise. He also informs us, "you don’t even have to know you’re racist for the damage to be done." It's long past time white people joined the conversation, uncomfortable as it might be, and did the work of dismantling racism, in ourselves and in our system. And when an idea is conscious, you can change your mind.". Acho says, "you’re responsible for your biases, if for no other reason than that there are ways to make them more conscious. It is important for every white person to read books like these. Acho provides a lot of examples, both from the present and the past. And I appreciate the few historical things I did learn in this book, as Mr. I think it's important to constantly refresh the things I've learned, so I don't mind that I didn't learn much new. However, that's only because I read a lot of books on this subject. Personally, I prefer a more direct, "in your face" approach but a few years ago, this is the approach I would have needed and I encourage anyone who's having a difficult time confronting racism in themselves or in the system to read this book.įor me, much of what was written here are things I've read elsewhere. He holds your hand and tries to make this as easy as possible. He knows that these are uncomfortable things for most white people to talk about, and he doesn't want to scare anyone away. how police reacted to the violent Trump supporters seditiously trying to take control of the Capitol). Acho also explores topics like cultural appropriation, the best ways we can make impactful contributions to dismantling institutional racism, defunding police, and how police respond to Black Lives Matter protests versus how they respond to White Supremacist riots (we all witnessed that difference this last week, remembering how peaceful BLM protesters were faced with police in riot gear when they were near the U.S. This book examines three types of racism: individual, systemic, and internalized. Why are so many African American communities plagued with poverty, crime, and the lack of a father figure in the home?.What systems are racist that need to be changed now?.What are some of the best ways to find and get rid of your implicit bias?.How do you bring up race with minorities?.Acho takes questions white people have asked on his video series of the same name and answers them gently, openly, and honestly. Or if you insist racism no longer exists in America just because we have Affirmative Action, and slavery was abolished along with Jim Crow laws and segregation. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man is Racism 101 and can be read alongside other beginners such as So You Want to Talk About Race and White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, especially if you find yourself bristling or getting defensive when it comes to talk about race and racism. With these words, Emmanuel Acho invites us to the table, invites white people to pull up a chair and join the conversation about race and racism, knowing we won't get anywhere until we have these uncomfortable conversations. "For all of you who lack an honest black friend in your life, consider me that friend. My arms are open wide, friends.
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