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Acho, Emmanuel.
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Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Anti-racism -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
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Acho, Emmanuel.
Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Anti-racism -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
MARC Display
Uncomfortable
conversations
with a
black
boy
/ Emmanuel Acho.
by
Acho, Emmanuel.
Roaring Brook Press, c2021.
Call #:
305.800973 A179u
Subjects
Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Anti-racism -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781250801067
1250801060
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
312 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"A young readers' adaptation of
Uncomfortable
conversations
with a
Black
man"--Cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Part I : me and you. The birth of whiteness -- Roll call :
black
or African American? -- What do you see when you see me? : implicit bias -- The head start : white privilege -- Cite your sources or drop the class : cultural appropriation -- The mythical me : angry
black
man -- Noooooope! : the n-word -- Part II : us and them. The game is rigged : systemic racism -- Standing up to your bullies : reverse racism -- The fix : who's governing the government -- Thug life : justice for some -- Part III : we. Good trouble : fighting for change -- Show up : how to be an ally -- Breaking the huddle : how to end racism.
Summary:
Young people have the power to affect sweeping change, and the key to mending the racial divide in America lies in giving them the tools to ask honest questions and take in the difficult answers. Approaching every awkward, taboo, and
uncomfortable
question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racismfrom attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teamsto insightful lessons in
black
history and
black
culture.
Uncomfortable
Conversations
with a
Black
Boy
is just one way young readers can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives and communities.
Audience:
Ages 10-14.
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Children's Black Nonfiction
305.800973 A179u
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Children's Black Nonfiction
305.800973 A179u
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Children's Black Nonfiction
305.800973 A179u
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Children's Black Nonfiction
305.800973 A179u
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