Rutgers-Camden Anti-Racism Book Study: So You Want to Talk About Race

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Ijeoma Oluo is a Seattle-based writer and speaker. She has been named one of the The Root’s 100 Most Influential African Americans in 2017, one of the Most Influential People in Seattle by Seattle Magazine, one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Seattle by Seattle Met, and winner of the of the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award by the American Humanist Society. Her writing has been featured in The Washington Post, NBC News, Elle Magazine, TIME, The Stranger, and the Guardian, among other outlets.

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.

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So You Want to Talk About Race
In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America 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. Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. 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? 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. "Oluo gives us -- both white people and people of color -- that language to engage in clear, constructive, and confident dialogue with each other about how to deal with racial prejudices and biases." -- National Book Review "Generous and empathetic, yet usefully blunt . . . it's for anyone who wants to be smarter and more empathetic about matters of race and engage in more productive anti-racist action." -- Salon (Required Reading)

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What is The Anti-Racism Book Study?

The Anti-Racism Book Study is a joint workshop and reading series sponsored by the Institute for Leadership & Action and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion to engage students, staff, faculty, and alumni in working toward understanding race, racism, and their own roles in both contributing to and dismantling systems of power and oppression that disproportionately affect (especially Black and Indigenous) communities of color. This series aims to foster greater community understanding, coalition-building, and leadership skills to tackle racism in all its forms by reading and discussing relevant texts that unpack these topics in an accessible and actionable way. Open to all members (past and present) of the Rutgers-Camden community.