So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo: Conversation Starters

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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo: Conversation Starters

So You Want to Talk About Race is a New York Times best-seller written by Ijeoma Olou that talks about race and racism in America. Olou gives readers a broader perspective on subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to "model minorities" to foster a better understanding of the matter. According to her, the political, economic, and social systems in the country are systematically racist and that the problem of racism is a pressing contemporary issue that needs to be addressed. Herwork also serves as a guidebook as the author answers the most common and intriguing questions about these issues from queries posted on social media.

A Brief Look Inside:

EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.

These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:

• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Daily Books
• Release date: Aug 31, 2020
• ISBN: 9788835886648

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Introducing So You Want to Talk About Race

So You Want to Talk About Race, written by Ijeoma Olou, discusses racial issues in the United States. Olou starts her discussion by saying race plays a massive part in her life as a black woman living in a white supremacist country. She explains that it affects every aspect of her life—from the way she dresses, the bars she is comfortable going to, the type of music she enjoys, to the neighborhoods she hangs out in. Olou recalls that as a child, she had so many questions about herself, specifically about her identity as Black.  She often wondered where she came from and whether she was adopted because her mom has a different skin color than hers. This childish naïveté never left her and even as an adult, she still probed about  herself and her environment and commented that her race has been one of the most defining forces in her life. She shares that it is challenging to survive in this world, especially for women of color like her but she tried to make the best out of her life despite the seemingly insurmountable societal hurdles. She worked twice as hard than her white coworkers and did her best to professionally present herself every day.  She also mentioned how she was overly polite towards white people she encountered and even laughed off racist jokes to pretend she was not hurt. Olou