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Thanks to all who joined us for our July discussion of How To Be an Antiracist. This book was moved up in our rotation as it so thoughtfully explores the ways racism is embedded in our institutions, history, and culture and intersects with the June BLM protests. We discussed how valuable it was to have a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the various ways that racist thinking underpins racist policy, which enforce the status quo of White supremacy and racial hierarchy in America. Readers liked how Dr. Kendi interweaves his own personal story with definitions of racist terminology. We also discussed how Dr. Kendi has his detractors due to his argument that Black Americans can also be racist and how some view his work as lacking intersectionality. We talked about how this book is a more scholarly approach, compared to So You Want to Talk About Race which was more focused on communication and practical advice. RESOURCES FROM OUR 7/26 MEETING:
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