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'Simply put: Ijeoma Oluo is a necessary voice and intellectual for these times, and any time, truth be told. In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from police brutality and cultural appropriation to the model minority myth in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race, and about how racism infects every aspect of American life. How do you tell your boss her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law hang up on you when you had questions about police reform? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend? Still, the task ahead seems daunting, and it’s hard to know where to start. The stakes for transformative conversations about race could not be higher. Protests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans.In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in America

In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape-from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement-offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divideIn So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the 'N' word.

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