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A review by bill_chamberlin
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
5.0
In the final chapter, the author writes, “I do this in the hopes that what I write and say, and what others write and say, will inform and inspire action.”
This is a fabulous work that does just that. It sounds as an alarm to even the most subtle (and devious) ways racism, privilege, and power are at work in daily lives. So often, it is not the media worthy stuff that is so dangerous, as the “mountains made out of mole hills on top of mole hills.”
I felt a sense of patient urging in much of the writing. I also got a hint of understanding of how exhausting “white” is to the rest of the world.
I certainly recognized myself in many of the scenarios and ashamed at the things I knew and didn’t know I was doing.
This seems like an excellent primer on self-reflection and awareness, at the very least, but offers great breakdowns and tips on what to do with all that new-found wisdom.
Get it. Read it. Go and live it.
This is a fabulous work that does just that. It sounds as an alarm to even the most subtle (and devious) ways racism, privilege, and power are at work in daily lives. So often, it is not the media worthy stuff that is so dangerous, as the “mountains made out of mole hills on top of mole hills.”
I felt a sense of patient urging in much of the writing. I also got a hint of understanding of how exhausting “white” is to the rest of the world.
I certainly recognized myself in many of the scenarios and ashamed at the things I knew and didn’t know I was doing.
This seems like an excellent primer on self-reflection and awareness, at the very least, but offers great breakdowns and tips on what to do with all that new-found wisdom.
Get it. Read it. Go and live it.