Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy
"Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism--from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams--to insightful lessons in black hi...
| Main Author: | Acho, Emmanuel (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Acho, Emmanuel. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Roaring Brook Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Me and You. The birth of whiteness ; Roll call: Black or African American? ; What do you see when you see me?: implicit bias ; The head start: white privilege ; Cite your sources or drop the class: cultural appropriation ; Mythical me: angry black men ; Nooooope!: the N-word
- Part II: Us and Them. The game is rigged: systemic racism ; Standing up to your bullies: reverse racism ; The fix: who's governing the government? ; Thug life: justice for some
- Part III: We. Good trouble: fighting for change ; Show up: how to be an ally ; Breaking the huddle: how to end racism.