COMPLETED Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Intro & Chapters 1-4 So You Want to Talk About Race
Introduction: So you want to talk about race?
Chapter 1: Is it really about race?
Chapter 2: What is racism?
Chapter 3: What if I talk about race wrong?
Chapter 4: Why am I always being told to "check my privilege”?
COMPLETED Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Chapters 5-8 So You Want to Talk About Race
Chapter 5 What is intersectionality and why do I need it?
Chapter 6 Is police brutality really about race?
Chapter 7 How can I talk about affirmative action?
Chapter 8 What is the school-to-prison pipeline?
COMPLETED Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Chapters 9-12 So You Want to Talk About Race
Chapter 9 Why can't I say the "N" word?
Chapter 10 What is cultural appropriation?
Chapter 11 Why can't I touch your hair?
Chapter 12 What are microaggressions?
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Chapters 13-17 So You Want to Talk About Race
Chapter 13 Why are our students so angry?
Chapter 14 What is the model minority myth?
Chapter 15 But what if I hate Al Sharpton?
Chapter 16 I just got called racist, what do I do now?
Chapter 17 Talking is great, but what else can I do?
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More About the Book
Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy–from police brutality to the mass incarceration of African Americans–have made it impossible to ignore the issue of race. Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. How do you tell your roommate her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law take umbrage when you asked to touch her hair–and how do you make it right? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend?
In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to “model minorities” in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life.
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"[T]his book is much-needed and timely. It is more than a primer on racism. It is a comprehensive conversation guide." —National Review of Books
"It would be a disservice to try to teach you everything that I learned from this book. In reality, it's likely something that requires reading, and then reading again. And again." —Chicago Now
"Oluo [...] pulls the most exasperated among us back from the brink and reminds us of what’s to be gained from continuing the discussion." —The Seattle Times
"Impassioned and unflinching" —Vogue.com
"With this book, Ijeoma Oluo gives us -- both white people and people of color -- that language to engage in clear, constructive, and confident dialogue with each other about how to deal with racial prejudices and biases." —National Book Review
