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Summary:

"In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race'. Her words hit a nerve. The post went viral and comments flooded in from others desperate to speak up about their own experiences. Galvanised by this clear hunger for open discussion, she decided to dig into the source of these feelings. The result is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary examination of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today. Exploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism today. Full of clear, bold and keenly felt arguments, [this book] is a wake-up call to a nation in denial about the structural and institutional racism occurring at its heart. It is a timely, essential book by a vital new voice."--Publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Histories
• The system
• What is white privilege?
• Fear of a black planet
• The feminism question
• Race and class
• There's no justice, there's just us
• Aftermath.

Author/Creator:

Eddo-Lodge, Reni , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race [by Eddo-Lodge, R.]

Subjects:

Eddo-Lodge, Reni

Racism — Great Britain

Race discrimination — Great Britain

Social classes — Great Britain — Race relations

Race relations — History

Racism

Race discrimination

Social classes

Race relations

Great Britain

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.

Physical Description:

xxi, 261 pages ; 21 cm

Call Numbers:

DA125.A1 E33 2019

ISBNs:

1635572959
9781635572957

OCLC Numbers:

1042351897