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Me and white supremacy : combat racism, change the world, and become a good ancestor

Saad, Layla F., (author.).

When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never predicted it would become a cultural movement. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it... Thousands of people participated in the challenge, and over 80,000 people downloaded the supporting work Me and White Supremacy. Updated and expanded from the original edition, Me and White Supremacy teaches readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too

Book  - 2020
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  • ISBN: 9781728209807
  • ISBN: 1728209803
  • Physical Description xiii, 238 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2020]

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A little about me -- What is white supremacy? -- Who is this work for? -- What you will need to do this work -- How to use this book -- Self-care, support, and sustainability -- Week 1: The basics -- Week 2: Anti-blackness, racial stereotypes, and cultural appropriation -- Week 3: Allyship -- Week 4: Power, relationships, and commitments -- Continuing the work after Day 28 -- Working in groups: Me and White Supremacy book circles.

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Me and White Supremacy : Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Me and White Supremacy : Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
by Saad, Layla; DiAngelo, Robin (Foreword by)
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Me and White Supremacy : Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor


The New York Times and USA Today bestseller! This eye-opening book challenges you to do the essential work of unpacking your biases, and helps white people take action and dismantle the privilege within themselves so that you can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too. "Layla Saad is one of the most important and valuable teachers we have right now on the subject of white supremacy and racial injustice."--New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert Based on the viral Instagram challenge that captivated participants worldwide, Me and White Supremacy takes readers on a 28-day journey, complete with journal prompts, to do the necessary and vital work that can ultimately lead to improving race relations. Updated and expanded from the original workbook (downloaded by nearly 100,000 people), this critical text helps you take the work deeper by adding more historical and cultural contexts, sharing moving stories and anecdotes, and including expanded definitions, examples, and further resources, giving you the language to understand racism, and to dismantle your own biases, whether you are using the book on your own, with a book club, or looking to start family activism in your own home. This book will walk you step-by-step through the work of examining: Examining your own white privilege What allyship really means Anti-blackness, racial stereotypes, and cultural appropriation Changing the way that you view and respond to race How to continue the work to create social change Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change. For readers of White Fragility, White Rage, So You Want To Talk About Race, The New Jim Crow, How to Be an Anti-Racist and more who are ready to closely examine their own beliefs and biases and do the work it will take to create social change. "Layla Saad moves her readers from their heads into their hearts, and ultimately, into their practice. We won't end white supremacy through an intellectual understanding alone; we must put that understanding into action."--Robin DiAngelo, author of New York Times bestseller White Fragility