Title:
Uncomfortable conversations with a Black boy / Emmanuel Acho.
ISBN:
9781250801067
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.
©2021
Physical Description:
312 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
"An Oprah book."
"A young readers' adaptation of Uncomfortable conversations with a black man"--Cover.
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.
Summary:
Young people have the power to affect sweeping change, and the key to mending the racial divide in America lies in giving them the tools to ask honest questions and take in the difficult answers. 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 history and Black culture.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG+ 8.0 8 513640
Geographic Term:
Audience:
1090L Lexile
OCLC Number:
on1248732020
Availability:
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