So You Want to Talk about Race, Ijeoma Oluo
So You Want to Talk about Race, Ijeoma Oluo
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So You Want to Talk about Race

Bestseller

Author: Ijeoma Oluo

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Unabridged: 7 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/16/2018

Synopsis

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in AmericaA current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today’s racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divideIn So You Want to Talk about Race, editor-at-large of the Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the “N” word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions readers don’t dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans.Oluo is an exceptional writer with a rare ability to be straightforward, funny, and effective in her coverage of sensitive, hyper-charged issues in America. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned, and crystallize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. Her writing brings to mind voices like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay, and Jessica Valenti in Full Frontal Feminism, and a young Gloria Naylor, particularly in Naylor’s seminal essay “The Meaning of a Word.”

About Ijeoma Oluo

Ijeoma Oluo is a Seattle-based writer, speaker, and internet yeller. In 2018 she won the Feminist Humanist Award. She was named one of the most influential people in Seattle by Seattle Magazine. She is the editor-at-large at The Establishment, a media platform run and funded by women.

About Bahni Turpin

Bahni Turpin has guest starred in many television series, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Six Feet Under, and Cold Case. Her film credits include Brokedown Palace and Crossroads. She has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and three prestigious Audie Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on January 18, 2018

What author would write a book with a target audience that is likely to consider reading it, much less paying for it, akin to wishing for a root canal? Apparently, Ijeoma Oluo. I am a white, sexagenarian, male, and former CEO. I am, therefore, a r#cist. (And yes, I am being sensitive to the censors......more

Goodreads review by Kara on August 16, 2020

Do you ever accidentally inhale a book? Like, you meant to read it with your eyes, but, whoops, suddenly there it is, lodged in your esophagus and now you have to go to the hospital and explain, in various gestures, how you breathed in an entire book? This happens to me more often than I would like......more

Goodreads review by emma on January 19, 2022

i am not going to review this beyond saying that this is an absolute must read book. for everyone. --------------- as i finish up my month of reading Black authors, this one's for all my white people out there: if you think the solution to ending racism is reading a certain book or combination of book......more

Goodreads review by Trish on February 19, 2018

People of every race are going to read this book—at least I hope they are. It is not written just for people still denying that racism exists in America today, but for people who know it does but do not recognize the myriad ways it manifests. Oluo writes so clearly and simply, this book just a pleas......more

Goodreads review by Tucker on September 04, 2020

The following is partly a review but mostly a discussion of racism and privilege because, yes, I'd like to talk about race: Am I racist? This question hit me as I was sitting on my phone scrolling Instagram. Around the end of May 2020, George Floyd's death took the world by storm. Within hours, my......more

Quotes

“Oluo takes on the thorniest questions surrounding race, from police brutality to who can use the ‘N’ word.” New York Times

“Read it, then recommend it to everyone you know.” Harper’s Bazaar

“While so many people want to become ‘thought leaders,’ ‘bloggers,’ or even just ‘influential,’ Oluo is eons past that.” Forbes

“A unique attempt to bridge the gap between Americans who talk and think regularly about race in America and those who don’t—most typically, white people…Impassioned and unflinching.” Vogue

“Narrator Bahni Turpin’s impassioned voice clearly conveys the gravity of this book on race and racism…Turpin walks listeners through each chapter, allowing them time to absorb the impact of topics from Affirmative Action to police brutality…[and] Turpin engagingly reads real-life examples Oluo uses to illustrate complex concepts such as intersectionality and white privilege…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

“Important and relevant. Police brutality, micro-aggressions at the workplace, and affirmative action are all grist for the verbal mill. Narrator Turpin has a soothing voice and reads with authority, understanding, and passion…Both narrator and author are worth seeking out again.” Los Angeles Times (audio review)

“Delivers a punch while describing the realities of blackness in America.” Bust magazine

“With urgency, grace, and a straightforward sensibility, Oluo talks about race, exploring intersectionality, privilege, cultural appropriation, microaggression, and a great deal more…Highly recommended.” Library Journal (starred review)

“A well-organized, well-argued, and lively collection of essays…Oluo is persuasive, sympathetic and funny. She is also direct…This is a challenging, sympathetic, and beautifully organized how-to manual.” Shelf Awareness (starred review)

“Precise, poignant, and edifying, this primer gives readers much-needed tools…and offering concrete ways to confront racism…[while] blending personal accounts and meticulously cited research…This is essential reading.” School Library Journal (starred review)

Awards

  • Harper’s Bazaar Pick
  • Vogue Pick
  • New York Times Pick
  • AudioFile Earphones Award
  • AudioFile Editors’ Pick
  • Library Journal Editor’s Pick
  • Literary Hub Pick
  • Los Angeles Times Pick
  • Bustle Pick
  • Paste Magazine Pick
  • Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize
  • Society of Voice Arts and Sciences Award
  • Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
  • 800-CEO-Read Business Book Award
  • Audiofile Magazine “Best of the Year”
  • Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year
  • Audible Pick
  • CNBC Pick
  • Washington State Book Award
  • Book Riot Pick
  • Kirkus Reviews Pick
  • Goop Pick
  • BuzzFeed Books Pick
  • Libro.fm Audio bestseller
  • #1 New York Times Bestseller
  • New York Times Bestseller in Audio
  • iBooks bestseller
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