Everyone who has ever said "I don't see color" or "I'm not racist" needs to read this book. Ibram X. Kendi describes with intelligence and elegance the ways racism is still present in American society, and how to fight it, it is not enough to be "not racist" but rather completely "antiracist." Through both personal stories and historical research, Kendi will make you think really hard about race and racism today. - John
This sharply-observed, painfully true letter from a black man to his adolescent son has been written about everywhere. What I will say to my fellow white folk: this book was not written for you and that is why you should read it. Coates doesn’t mince words or sugar coat the harsh reality of being a black man in a world where the mere fact your physical existence alone can get you killed. All of us are complicit in this fatal arrangement and all of us are needed to break the contract on black men’s (and women’s) livesin this country. Just read it. And then, do something outside your comfort zone. - Kris
What an eye-opening book! Alexander has written a powerful book that makes the undeniable connections between race, "race-blind" legislation and criminal enforcement, and the rise in mass incarceration. She argues that post-Jim Crow legislation and enforcement pattern led to a different type of racial caste system. This one is not written in black & white, like Jim Crow, but the effects are just the same - the isolation and oppression of minorities. Powerful, moving argument delivered with honesty. - Wintaye
(This book cannot be returned.)