A review by kaitslibrary
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph

5.0

5 stars & a must read for every white person. This book is an amazing introduction into how white people have been complicit in race, how Black people have had to deal and live with the consequences of white ignorance, and how white people can try to become better accomplices to Black people. This book gives firsthand insight into the lives of Black people as we read about, not only Frederick Joseph, but also those who he has chosen to interview. This book also contains a glossary (for easy to find definitions) and extra books, movies, and songs to check out so that we can appreciate media that has been made by Black people. Being one of the very best books to pick up if you are trying to learn more about race and social justice, this book is definitely something I would recommend to any white person who wants to take an active approach to understand race and actually change their problematic, racially driven thoughts and behaviors (which every one of us needs to work on).