White Like Me
Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
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With a new preface and updated chapters, White Like Me is one-part memoir, one-part polemical essay collection. It is a personal examination of the way in which racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere.
Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise demonstrates the ways in which racism not only burdens people of color, but also benefits, in relative terms, those who are "white like him". He discusses how racial privilege can harm whites in the long run and make progressive social change less likely. He explores the ways in which whites can challenge their unjust privileges, and explains in clear and convincing language why it is in the best interest of whites themselves to do so. Using anecdotes instead of stale statistics, Wise weaves a narrative that is at once listenable and yet scholarly, analytical and yet accessible.
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In The Forgotten, Ben Bradlee, Jr., reports on how voters in Luzerne County, a pivotal county in a crucial swing state, came to feel like strangers in their own land - marginalized by flat or falling wages, rapid demographic change, and a liberal culture that mocks their faith and patriotism.
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Beyond the Messy Truth
- How We Came Apart, How We Come Together
- By: Van Jones
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
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In Beyond the Messy Truth, Jones offers a blueprint for transforming our collective anxiety into meaningful change. Tough on Donald Trump but showing respect and empathy for his supporters, Jones takes aim at the failures of both parties before and after Trump's victory. He urges both sides to abandon the politics of accusation and focus on real solutions. Calling us to a deeper patriotism, he shows us how to get down to the vital business of solving, together, some of our toughest problems.
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I never hated anyone before
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By: Van Jones
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Stupid Black Men
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New fan
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Great statistics and facts
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By: Reniqua Allen
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Better Off Without 'Em
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What can I say? I loved it.
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In these provocative, powerful essays acclaimed writer/journalist Jeff Chang (Can't Stop Won't Stop, Who We Be) takes an incisive and wide-ranging look at the recent tragedies and widespread protests that have shaken the country. Through deep reporting with key activists and thinkers, passionately personal writing, and distinguished cultural criticism, We Gon' Be Alright links #BlackLivesMatter to #OscarsSoWhite, Ferguson to Washington, DC, and more.
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a conversation that needs to happen
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Blackballed
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From Lawrence Ross, author of The Divine Nine, Blackballed is an explosive and controversial book that rips the veil off America's hidden secret: America's colleges have fostered a racist environment that makes them hostile spaces for African American students. Blackballed exposes the white fraternity and sorority system, with traditions of racist parties and songs and assaults on black students; and the universities themselves, who name campus buildings after racist men and women.
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Very insightful
- By Rupe on 11-09-16
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My Life, My Love, My Legacy
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The life story of Coretta Scott King - wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular 20th-century American civil rights activist - as told fully for the first time, toward the end of her life, to one of her closest friends. Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising Black parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a special purpose.
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Inspirational memoir
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Created Equal
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Born into dire poverty in the segregated South and abandoned by his father as a child, Justice Clarence Thomas triumphed over seemingly insurmountable odds to become one of the most influential justices on the Supreme Court. Yet after three decades of honorable service, few know him beyond his contentious confirmation and the surrounding media firestorm. Who is Justice Clarence Thomas, in his own words? Created Equal builds on dozens of hours of groundbreaking one-on-one interviews with Thomas to share a new, expanded account of his powerful story for the first time.
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Justice Thomas, the epitome of a “Real American Man”!
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The Future Is History
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Award-winning journalist Masha Gessen's understanding of the events and forces that have wracked Russia in recent times is unparalleled. In The Future Is History, Gessen follows the lives of four people born at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. Each of them came of age with unprecedented expectations, some as the children and grandchildren of the very architects of the new Russia, each with newfound aspirations of their own - as entrepreneurs, activists, thinkers, and writers, sexual and social beings.
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The author is an international treasure
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By: Masha Gessen
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must listen
we recently had a guest Minister lead a workshop in my church and we were talking about race and the role of the church . he is an African American Minister holding a doctorate, and he recommended that I read this book for my own self education. Wow some of this I knew and understood and internalized. some information I had not heard. in particularl the facts about the devastation and results of truly racist views on the people of color in New Orleans. Some things don't make it into the media and therefore we are ignorant. Some things we don't want to admit are true, and therefore we are culpable. But for the most part I walk away from this book Feeling that we white people need to grieve the generations of violence and oppression waged against people of color. because we haven't grieved, we white people haven't been able to truly face our historical role or our place of privilege as a result of that oppression. that's why I think we are often in denial. I will send this book to my 21 year old blue eyed blonde haired daughter and continue to do my part to educate and create change.
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Insightful!
A superbly written and narrated book with deep insight into a deeply complex and sensitive topic.
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- AJAllen
- 10-11-17
What a great reflection on our history and the impact of racism.
Very accessible, concrete examples of how racism played and plays out in our history. Clear thinking very well thought through arguments. Great tips for parents who want advice on how to talk to kids about race.
He should have hired a prof narrator though.
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- Pamela
- 04-14-18
White priviledge explained
I had to read this book in a class about racism. I'm white and trying to explain white privilege to someone that doesn't understand it is difficult but with this book, it puts light to the issues we still face in this world. I highly recommend it.
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Excellent
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Masterpiece
The most important writing I have ever read or listened to. The struggle should continue and I also choose hope...
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Thought provoking information...
Splendid, well thought out analyses on simplistic subject matter that is often hidden in plain sight. Could be extremely educastionally useful in many arenas. Well done...
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- J. Fiala
- 08-26-20
A much needed view
I have been looking for an educating and informative book regarding the issue of race and Tim Wise provided just that. His outlook and grasp on the history and current issues helped me greatly. I highly recommend this book to challenge your views, beliefs and learn ways to be an ally in the resistance.
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- KB
- 05-02-19
Insightful perspective
An easy read about an uneasy subject matter. Mr. Wise makes this palatable even to those who may end up with a bitter taste in their mouths.
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- Hope
- 04-19-17
AMAZING!
Thought provoking and inspiring! Youll he challenged to see yourself in a new way. Do yourself a favor and read it!
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