it's for anyone who wants to be smarter and more empathetic about matters of race and engage in more productive anti-racist action." 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. Salon called the book “generous and empathetic, yet usefully blunt. 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? Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy-from police brutality to the mass incarceration of Black Americans-has put a media spotlight on racism in our society. Kingston Reads is spearheaded by members of the Kingston City School District, who have selected So You Want to Talk About Race-a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America-as our first book. This initiative encourages all members of the Kingston Community to read the same book, and to gather for discussions about the topics within. Understanding our own biases, as well as the devastation caused by structural racism, will help us to become better allies in the fight for Black Lives Matter. The time is now for the white members of our community to consciously educate ourselves about understanding how systemic racism harms our black and brown neighbors, friends, co-workers and family members. The first Kingston Reads was originally scheduled to take place just as the pandemic hit. But we can't wait any longer. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo If you live, work, play, or pray in Kingston, please join us for the first Kingston Reads, this July!
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