A review by jrc2011
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

3.0

Please add Ijeoma Oluo's voice to the pantheon of voices that may inform you about the experiences of POC. The book is super engaging, articulate and enjoyable. She speaks about her experiences as a child - many of which I could relate not because of my skin color but because of my social class - and as an adult and a mother. Her mother is white and she shares her reasoning behind identifying as black (vs "partly white" as pointed out by her mother) and the pressures she feels growing up in a white supremacist society.

Some sections are a bit preachy but if you want to learn - you have to listen to not just patient and rational voices, but exasperated voices as well. There is not a single thing you can disagree with in this book - and if you only listen to a single chapter - check out the one on tone policing. It's fantastic.

Speaking of voices - this is narrated by Bahni Turpin who has a wonderful voice (I'll be looking for more books narrated by this talented woman).