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Book Synopsis

Real conversations about racism need to start now

Let''s Talk Race confronts why white people struggle to talk about race, why we need to own this problem, and how we can learn to do the work ourselves and stop expecting Black people to do it for us.

Written by two specialists in race relations and parents of two adopted African American sons, the book provides unique insights and practical guidance, richly illustrated with personal examples, anecdotes, research findings, and prompts for personal reflection and conversations about race.

Coverage includes:

  • Seeing the varied forms of racism
  • How we normalize and privilege whiteness
  • Essential and often unknown elements of Black history that inform the present
  • Racial disparities in education, health, criminal justice, and wealth
  • Understanding racially-linked cultural differences
  • How to find conversational partners a

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments
    Introduction

    Chapter 1. Bridging the Chasm— Starting the Conversation about Race
    The Importance of Genuine Conversation
    Why We Need to Talk about Race
    What's to Come

    Chapter 2. Identifying Racism— Where Fiction Becomes Reality
    Types of Racism
    Interpersonal Racism
    Institutional/Structural Racism
    Internalized Racism
    Racially Identified Cultures
    Moving the Conversation Forward
    Things Not to Do
    Things to Do

    Chapter 3. Erasing Our Race— Normalizing and Privileging Whiteness
    Being White
    White Privilege
    SeeingWhite Privilege
    White Guilt
    Being Black
    The Gulf between Blacks and Whites
    Bridging the Gulf
    Moving the Conversation Forward
    Things Not to Do
    Things to Do

    Chapter 4. Raising Your Racial IQ—What Whites Don't Know about Living in a Racialized World
    African Americans in Historical Context
    Racial Disparities in Education
    Brown v. Board of Education
    The Curriculum
    Teachers and Professors
    Student Experiences
    Race and Health
    Health Risks
    Medical Care
    Race and the Justice System
    Policing and Law Enforcement
    Prison
    Evidence and DNA
    The Wealth Gap
    Institutional/Structural Racism and Wealth
    Reducing the Wealth Gap
    Implications
    Moving the Conversation Forward
    Things Not to Do
    Things to Do

    Chapter 5. Recognizing Differences— Cultural Misunderstandings and Misinterpretations
    Language and Communication
    African American English
    Naming Practices
    The N-word
    Social Networks in African American Culture
    Religious and Church-Affiliated Networks
    Political Networks
    Family Networks
    Social Affinity Networks
    Clothing and Hair in African American Culture
    Clothing and Style
    Hair and Heritage
    Moving the Conversation Forward
    Things Not to Do
    Things to Do

    Chapter 6. Better Talk—Putting It All Together
    Guidelines for Engagement
    Talk Versus Action
    Finding Conversational Partners
    Resources
    Moving the Conversation Forward
    Things Not to Do
    Things to Do

    Endnotes
    Index
    About the Authors
    A Note about the Publisher

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    A Paperback / softback by Fern L. Johnson, Marlene G. Fine

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      Publisher: New Society Publishers
      Publication Date: 13/04/2021
      ISBN13: 9780865719538, 978-0865719538
      ISBN10: 0865719535

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Real conversations about racism need to start now

      Let''s Talk Race confronts why white people struggle to talk about race, why we need to own this problem, and how we can learn to do the work ourselves and stop expecting Black people to do it for us.

      Written by two specialists in race relations and parents of two adopted African American sons, the book provides unique insights and practical guidance, richly illustrated with personal examples, anecdotes, research findings, and prompts for personal reflection and conversations about race.

      Coverage includes:

      • Seeing the varied forms of racism
      • How we normalize and privilege whiteness
      • Essential and often unknown elements of Black history that inform the present
      • Racial disparities in education, health, criminal justice, and wealth
      • Understanding racially-linked cultural differences
      • How to find conversational partners a

        Table of Contents

        Acknowledgments
        Introduction

        Chapter 1. Bridging the Chasm— Starting the Conversation about Race
        The Importance of Genuine Conversation
        Why We Need to Talk about Race
        What's to Come

        Chapter 2. Identifying Racism— Where Fiction Becomes Reality
        Types of Racism
        Interpersonal Racism
        Institutional/Structural Racism
        Internalized Racism
        Racially Identified Cultures
        Moving the Conversation Forward
        Things Not to Do
        Things to Do

        Chapter 3. Erasing Our Race— Normalizing and Privileging Whiteness
        Being White
        White Privilege
        SeeingWhite Privilege
        White Guilt
        Being Black
        The Gulf between Blacks and Whites
        Bridging the Gulf
        Moving the Conversation Forward
        Things Not to Do
        Things to Do

        Chapter 4. Raising Your Racial IQ—What Whites Don't Know about Living in a Racialized World
        African Americans in Historical Context
        Racial Disparities in Education
        Brown v. Board of Education
        The Curriculum
        Teachers and Professors
        Student Experiences
        Race and Health
        Health Risks
        Medical Care
        Race and the Justice System
        Policing and Law Enforcement
        Prison
        Evidence and DNA
        The Wealth Gap
        Institutional/Structural Racism and Wealth
        Reducing the Wealth Gap
        Implications
        Moving the Conversation Forward
        Things Not to Do
        Things to Do

        Chapter 5. Recognizing Differences— Cultural Misunderstandings and Misinterpretations
        Language and Communication
        African American English
        Naming Practices
        The N-word
        Social Networks in African American Culture
        Religious and Church-Affiliated Networks
        Political Networks
        Family Networks
        Social Affinity Networks
        Clothing and Hair in African American Culture
        Clothing and Style
        Hair and Heritage
        Moving the Conversation Forward
        Things Not to Do
        Things to Do

        Chapter 6. Better Talk—Putting It All Together
        Guidelines for Engagement
        Talk Versus Action
        Finding Conversational Partners
        Resources
        Moving the Conversation Forward
        Things Not to Do
        Things to Do

        Endnotes
        Index
        About the Authors
        A Note about the Publisher

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