Uncomfortable conversations with a black man Emmanuel Acho

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acho, Emmanuel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Anti-racism.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 244 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Flatiron Books 2020.

Summary:

"In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to ask--yet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and "reverse racism." In his own words, he provides a space of compassion and understanding in a discussion that can lack both. He asks only for the reader's curiosity--but along the way, he will galvanize all of us to join the antiracist fight." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I: You and me

The name game: Black or African American?

What do you see when you see me?: implicit bias

The false start: white privilege

Cite your sources or drop the class: cultural appropriation

The mythical me: angry black men

Nooooope!: the n-word

Part II: Us and them

The house always wins: systemic racism

Shifting the narrative: reverse racism

The fix: who's governing the government

Thug life: justice for some

Picking up the pieces: the Black family struggle

Part III: We

Love wins: the interracial family

Good trouble: fighting for change

Your presence is requested: how to be an ally

Breaking the huddle: how to end racism.

Notes:

"An Oprah book"--Title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-244).

Local Notes:

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection.

Other Format:

Online version: Acho, Emmanuel. Uncomfortable conversations with a black man.

ISBN:

9781250800466

1250800463

OCLC:

1192360327