Let's Talk Race

Marlene G. Fine, Fern L. Johnson

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• This book examines why whites have difficulty talking about race and provides suggestions for how to overcome those difficulties.
• Follows on from New Society Publishers best-selling title, Uprooting Racism by Paul Kivel by giving specific tools and concrete actions to support people learning and having conversations
• Johnson and Fine are experts in race and in communication and respected professors who teach and write about race.
• They are published authors in the topic area and regularly contribute to magazines and blogs.
• Their personal experiences as the white parents of two adopted African American sons deeply informs their writing and life experiences
• Each section has reflection points to help the reader dig deeper
• Differs from White Fragility because it works with the reader, rather than against them
• It sets the foundation for building understanding, trust, and the relationships necessary to address racism at the macro level.
• It goes beyond an analysis of why white people have difficulty talking about race by offering prompts for personal reflection and productive conversations with others
• Includes practical advice on things to say or do or not to say or do in conversations about race.
• Filled with concrete examples, personal anecdotes, and research data that support the authors' analysis.
• Written in a supportive and non-judgmental tone
• Gives conversation do's and don'ts
• Final chapter focuses on how to find conversational partners and create safe places for conversations.
• Companion to Paul Kivel's Uprooting Racism

Real conversations about racism need to start now

Let's Talk Race confronts why white people struggle to talk about race, why we need to own this problem, and how we can learn to do the work ourselves and stop expecting Black people to do it for us.

Written by two specialists in race relations and parents of two adopted African American sons, the book provides unique insights and practical guidance, richly illustrated with personal examples, anecdotes, research findings, and prompts for personal reflection and conversations about race.

Coverage includes:

• Seeing the varied forms of racism
• How we normalize and privilege whiteness
• Essential and often unknown elements of Black history that inform the present
• Racial disparities in education, health, criminal justice, and wealth
• Understanding racially-linked cultural differences
• How to find conversational partners and create safe spaces for conversations
• Conversational do's and don'ts.

Let's Talk Race is for all white people who want to face the challenges of talking about race and working towards justice and equity.

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter 1. Bridging the Chasm— Starting the Conversation about Race
     The Importance of Genuine Conversation
     Why We Need to Talk about Race
     What's to Come

Chapter 2. Identifying Racism— Where Fiction Becomes Reality
     Types of Racism
         Interpersonal Racism
         Institutional/Structural Racism
         Internalized Racism
     Racially Identified Cultures
     Moving the Conversation Forward
         Things Not to Do
         Things to Do

Chapter 3. Erasing Our Race— Normalizing and Privileging Whiteness
     Being White
         White Privilege
         SeeingWhite Privilege
         White Guilt
     Being Black
     The Gulf between Blacks and Whites
     Bridging the Gulf
     Moving the Conversation Forward
         Things Not to Do
         Things to Do

Chapter 4. Raising Your Racial IQ—What Whites Don't Know about Living in a Racialized World
     African Americans in Historical Context
     Racial Disparities in Education
         Brown v. Board of Education
         The Curriculum
         Teachers and Professors
         Student Experiences
     Race and Health
         Health Risks
         Medical Care
     Race and the Justice System
         Policing and Law Enforcement
         Prison
         Evidence and DNA
     The Wealth Gap
         Institutional/Structural Racism and Wealth
         Reducing the Wealth Gap
     Implications
     Moving the Conversation Forward
         Things Not to Do
         Things to Do

Chapter 5. Recognizing Differences— Cultural Misunderstandings and Misinterpretations
     Language and Communication
         African American English
         Naming Practices
         The N-word
     Social Networks in African American Culture
         Religious and Church-Affiliated Networks
         Political Networks
         Family Networks
         Social Affinity Networks
     Clothing and Hair in African American Culture
         Clothing and Style
         Hair and Heritage
     Moving the Conversation Forward
         Things Not to Do
         Things to Do

Chapter 6. Better Talk—Putting It All Together
     Guidelines for Engagement
     Talk Versus Action
     Finding Conversational Partners
     Resources
     Moving the Conversation Forward
         Things Not to Do
         Things to Do

Endnotes
Index
About the Authors
A Note about the Publisher

Sujets

• Ethnic Relations
• Civil Rights
• Social Science
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Racialization
• Multiracial
• Prejudice
• Civil and political rights
• Human rights
• Race

Informations

• Publié par: New Society Publishers
• Date de parution: 13 avril 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781550927467
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

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—Pàû Ké, éûçàô, àçŝ, àûô,Uprootîng Racîsm: t How Wîte People Can Work for Racîal Justîce, 4 edîtîon

Let’s Talk Raceŝ ŝé çôçéé à àŝéû àççôŝé. Bô à é ô çûûà çôééçé à à çàé ô éàé  éûé çôéŝàô, ŝ ôô ŝ çà ôéŝ, à àŝàé, à à éôéà éŝôûçé. Hé ô àûôŝ àé ôûé  éçàéŝ ô éééçé, é  ŝô à çôûàé, à ûé  à çô- é ô ûàé ôé  é éŝéçé ô éà. Hŝ ŝ àmustéà!

—Eé G. Pçé ïïï, P.D., Eéçûé Déçô, ïŝûé ô é Sû ô é Bàç Cŝà Eééçé, Gôô Côé Héôôçà Séà

Let’s Talk Race çà é à ô ôû àôà àçà éçô. Wé ôéŝ—é Jôŝô à é—àŝ Bàç àé çé ŝà- é ôûé çôŝçôûŝéŝŝ éé àçà éŝŝ à éà àûéŝ àé àéôûŝ. Hé ôô éôà ŝéàŝ ô à é àûéçé. Hé à ô ô à à ŝûé àé éçéŝŝà ô à é éçôç ô ŝôçà àçŝ ô é çûé àû ààé.Let’s Talk Raceŝ à ŝé àô à ô ôûé ô û à éçôçàô.

—Tô Sàô, Pôôŝŝ Pôéŝŝô ô à à Sôçà Pôç, Hé éé Sçôô ô Sôçà Pôç, Bàéŝ Uéŝ, à àûô,Toxîc Inequalîty, he Hîdden Cost of Beîng Afrîcan Amerîcan,àBlack Wealt/Wîte Wealt

Dà ô ô é éŝ ô éàçà çôûçàô éŝéàç à é éŝôà éééçéŝ àŝ é ôé ô àé ààé çôû- éŝŝ éàçà çôéŝàôŝ, Jôŝô à é ûàé é àéŝ ô ŝûç çôéŝàôŝ à ôé àççà à àççéŝŝé ŝàééŝ ô ôéçô ôŝé àéŝ. Nô ôô ŝ ôé ééà ô ééà é  ŝ é ŝôçà éŝé ô ô 21 -çéû Aéçà àLet’s Talk Race.

—Màŝà ôûŝô, Pôéŝŝô, Côûçàô Sûéŝ, éé, Uéŝ ô Aààà, Tûŝçàôôŝà, à çô-éô,Our Voîces: Essays în Culture, Etnîcîty, and CommunîcatîonàCenterîng Ourselves: Afrîcan Amerîcan Femînîst and Womanîst Studîes of Dîscourse

Let’s Talk Raceŝ à ŝéà ôô ô ŝ é. ï ŝ à éŝéàé ééé éŝôûçé à  é ôû àô éà à é ô ŝ ôéŝ é- àŝ. ôû ûé éàŝ àé é ŝà ô ŝàé, Aéçà ŝ à à àçà ààé à é ô éçô  é çôŝéqûéçéŝ ô ôû é àô ô éôçé, ŝôé à, à ŝàé àô. Aŝ é çôû ŝàéŝ ôF é ûŝŝ ô çôàçéç à Fééçé, éôé ô à àçéŝ, çééŝ, çôôŝ, éôŝ, à àôà ô àé ŝçôé à ûéçééé ôôû ô éàé é àŝàô ô ûŝçé  é îŝ ŝééçé ô é Côŝûô ô é Ué Sàéŝ. ï ûŝçé ŝ ô é éàé, é Aéçà ûŝ ŝà  àŝôàé ŝôà  ôŝé ô àçé é ûéŝ ô ŝûçûà àçŝ. Hŝ ôô ôéŝ à àççà é ŝôû-éç à ôà ô ôé ô à ô àçô  àçé, éà, à à çôé ô ûŝé  à éà ô ûŝ à à çûŝô ô à ŝôçé  ç é çà à àçàé, ôŝé, à éàç ôû û ôéà.

—D. Mçàé MçAéé, Péŝé à CEO, Pôç

Eé é éàçéŝ, Màéé à é àé çàé ô ŝçàFô é éà ŝô à éàéŝ àé àé ô û à ŝô ôûàô ûô ç ô ô. Wé ŝôé ô é ôàô ŝééŝ àŝç ô é àŝ à Bàç ôà, ï àéçàé é ôàçé ô ôé é ôŝ à ô ôé àôé àôû àçé éçàûŝé é ûéŝà é  ŝôŝ, é  àŝ, é àŝ, à à ï çà “àŝ ,” à ééŝ ô é çôôŝé. ï ôé éàéŝ éô é éŝôà ŝôé, é Dô’ŝ à Dô’ŝ ŝŝ, à é éŝôà ééçô ôŝ à àé çûé ôûôû é ôô. à, ï ôé ôé ô ûŝ éàç à ô é à àôû àçé çà é “çààç, éà, à ôû.”

—DéŝàÉ Sôŝ, Cô-éçô, ïéà Côûç ô Péàçé à Jûŝçé, A Aô, Mï

ŝ Wé àé 21 éàŝ ô é 21 çéû à é W. E. B. Dû Bôŝ’ é- ŝçéçé àûŝ ûŝ: é ôé ô é çôô é ŝ ŝ éé, àû, à ŝéé éé. Hà é ŝ éé-éŝé, ŝéàà ôŝé ô  é ô ôŝé ô  é  àçŝ ô ôçé ôéçé;  ôŝé ô é éé ô ôŝé ééé ŝôŝàé; é ôŝé ô àé é é àà à à ôŝé ô àé Bàç.Let’s Talk Raceŝ à ŝôçà, ôçà, à éŝéà ûé ôô à éàŝ é àû éà ô Aéçà’ŝ àçé éàŝô. W à çà ô éàéŝŝ ŝééç à çôûàéôûŝ ŝé, é àûôŝ ô ŝ éà à é  ôô éûŝé ô é çôç  é ŝéçé, àà, à ôàçé. Hé é’ŝ àô éqûéŝ ûéà, ŝîéŝ à ŝàçé ô çôéçé ôû, à ŝ ôéŝ àôû é ôôû ŝŝ - ôé. Hé àûôŝ, é . Jôŝô à Màéé G. é, éçôé é à à àçà ô éqûŝé ô à àôû àçé à àç Aéçà’ŝ ôà ŝ.

—Géôé Yàç, Pôéŝŝô, Sàûé Càé Dôŝ, Eô Uéŝ

Péôé ô çôô à Açà Aéçàŝ àé éô ààé à àé é- ééç àçà àûé àé à éé à éçàéŝ ô àé ô éûçàé ééŝ, çôéàûéŝ, éŝ, à ŝàéŝ àôû é éà ô àçŝ à ŝ àç ô éé àŝéç ô é/ôû à éŝ. Wé àé à à ôà é  ç é éôé éé ô éçôé àçé é- àé  àûéç çôéŝàôŝ àôû àçé.Let’s Talk Raceŝ à éà éŝôûçé ô éŝé Içû çôéŝàôŝ éçàûŝé  çôàŝ àççà àçé é àŝô ô éàéŝ  à éà ô à ôàô ôûé  àçŝ à ô éàé ŝôûçéŝ. Oû çôû à ô àé  é éé ô éŝôûçéŝ ŝûç àŝ ŝ, à ï à éçé ô à  ô  à à ŝçôàŝ.

—D. Tà M. àŝ, Pôéŝŝô, Màŝ-Màà Eôé Cà ô Ràçé, Méà, à Cûûà éàç, ôûŝàà Sàé Uéŝ, Màŝ Sçôô ô Màŝŝ Côûçàô

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Né Sôçé Pûŝéŝ’ ŝŝô ŝ ô ûŝ ôôŝ à çôûé  û- àéà àŝ ô û à éçôôçà ŝûŝààé à ûŝ ŝôçé, à ô ô ŝô  é éàŝ ôŝŝé àç ô é éôé,  à àé à ôéŝ ŝ ŝô.

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Chapter 1. Bridging the Chasm— Starting the Conversation about Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hé ïôàçé ô Géûé Côéŝàô. . . . . . . . . . . .  W Wé Néé ô Tà àôû Ràçé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Wà’ŝ ô Côé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 2. Identifying Racism— Where Fiction Becomes Reality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Téŝ ô Ràçŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ïééŝôà Ràçŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ïŝûôà/Sûçûà Ràçŝ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ïéàé Ràçŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Ràçà ïéîé Cûûéŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Mô é Côéŝàô ôà . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hŝ Nô ô Dô. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hŝ ô Dô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 3. Erasing Our Race— Normalizing and Privileging Whiteness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Bé Wé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Wé Péé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 Séé Wé Péé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55  Wé Gû . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  Bé Bàç . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62  Hé Gû ééé Bàçŝ à Wéŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65  B é Gû . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66  Mô é Côéŝàô ôà . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71  Hŝ Nô ô Dô. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71  Hŝ ô Dô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Chapter 4. Raising Your Racial IQ—What Whites Don’t Know about Living in a Racialized World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75  Açà Aéçàŝ  ŝôçà Côé . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77  Ràçà Dŝàéŝ  Eûçàô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Brown v. Board of Educatîon83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hé Cûçûû . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85  Téàçéŝ à Pôéŝŝôŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88  Sûé Eééçéŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89  Ràçé à éà . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91  éà Rŝŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93  Méçà Càé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95  Ràçé à é Jûŝçé Sŝé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96  Pôç à à Eôçéé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96  Pŝô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98  Eéçé à DNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99  Hé Wéà Gà . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101  ïŝûôà/Sûçûà Ràçŝ à Wéà . . . . . . . . 101  Réûç é Wéà Gà. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102  ïçàôŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104  Mô é Côéŝàô ôà . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105  Hŝ Nô ô Dô. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105  Hŝ ô Dô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Chapter 5. Recognizing Differences— Cultural Misunderstandings and Misinterpretations . . . .  àûàé à Côûçàô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Açà Aéçà Eŝ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Nà Pàççéŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hé N-ô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Sôçà Néôŝ  Açà Aéçà Cûûé . . . . . . . . .  Réôûŝ à Cûç-AIàé Néôŝ . . . . . . . . .  Pôçà Néôŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  à Néôŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Sôçà AI Néôŝ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Cô à à  Açà Aéçà Cûûé . . . . . . .  Cô à Sé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  à à éàé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Mô é Côéŝàô ôà . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hŝ Nô ô Dô. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hŝ ô Dô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 6. Better Talk—Putting It All Together . . . . . . . . .  Gûééŝ ô Eàéé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Tà Véŝûŝ Açô. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Côéŝàôà Pàéŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Réŝôûçéŝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Mô é Côéŝàô ôà . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hŝ Nô ô Dô. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hŝ ô Dô . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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