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S'està carregant… The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person (edició 2020)de Frederick Joseph (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Another excellent book by Frederick Joseph! The subject matters (racism and white supremacy in America, intersectionality, the harm the patriarchy perpetuates) are heavy, but Joseph handles them with honesty, humor, and warmth, while still conveying how seriously we all need to do our part in our daily lives to bring about change. I do believe this book is geared towards teens/adults in their early 20s, but at 35, I didn't feel like the tone would be felt as condescending for younger readers, nor too juvenile for those of us who are older. Joseph has many little interjections throughout his book containing additional (and often funny) details about the story he's relaying, and suggested further research (a person or place to google, a musician to listen to, a movie to watch) and I think these make an already personal book, even more personal. The book is not all humor though - there are a lot of serious, heartbreaking, and anger-inducing stories here, that can't have been easy to open up about. If you're past your teens, I highly suggest reading his other book, Patriarchy Blues, right before or after this. As in this book, Joseph opens up about so many of his own experiences that I think are incredibly beneficial to those who need help seeing and understanding the racism and microaggressions committed against people of color. I know it's Joseph's hope that readers will take in his experiences and learn and grow from what he's been gracious enough to share. I'm really not doing his books justice - I think they're both very important and that as many people who can read them, should. Need a guidebook for helping your white family members figure out how to establish good relationships with Black people, and maybe even how to become an accomplice who takes action rather than an ally who apologies for other white people after the harm has been done? This is IT. There's so much useful information here, in the form of personal stories and of commentary by fourteen Black thought leaders and creatives. Subjects covered are: the necessity of SEEING race, not denying it; recognizing racism, not ignoring it; the righteousness of affirmative action; "for us, by us"; what's in a name and in a hairstyle; and the never-ending "no, you can't use that word." Told with humor and grace, and despite Ron DeSantis, this book should be in EVERY school and public library. Quotes: "To have someone judge you by getting to know you is a powerful and life-changing thing when you've never been treated that way." Ressenya escrita per a Crítics Matiners de LibraryThing . This is a book everyone should read. It's thought provoking and real. It's a must-read for today's world.Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Human Rights.
Politics.
Sociology.
Young Adult Nonfiction.
HTML: Writing from the perspective of a friend, Frederick Joseph offers candid reflections on his own experiences with racism and conversations with prominent artists and activists about theirs??creating an essential read for white people who are committed anti-racists and those newly come to the cause of racial justice. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Another tool to help us see systemic racism and to understand the lived experience of other people.
Also - is that cover amazing or what? ( )