If you are a white person reading this book, you will want to throw it across the room several times throughout, but in the end, you will be so grateful for the powerful knowledge and so aware of the racism and white supremacy that western society is built on. You will feel as though a vail has been pulled away that you have unknowingly been explicit to. You will have the opportunity to be a better ancestor! Let the work begin. This is a road map to proceed.
I am so grateful for all of the work, time and energy the author, Layla Saad, put into this book. It clarifies terms that describe what I see, but did not have the language for such as: anti blackness, white exceptionalism and white centering. If you are white, the hard part is when you see yourself and you will, but you will be ok. The only way out is through.
The Writing prompts after each section are the key to the self reflection this book requires and helped me to break through my own deep seated biases. At the end of the book, in the appendix, there is a guide to work in groups. Reading this book on your own, Without support, can be isolating but still of great value. I do plan on going back and reading it again to be a part of a group circle.
It may be a challenging book to read, but it is the kind of book you will want to reference again and again. You will want to refer to it as you see the world unfold through your more aware eyes And you will catch yourself too. I have started buying copies for friends so that when they want to throw this book, they can call me.
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