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Dear White America: Letter To A New Minority (2012)

by Tim Wise(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0872865215 (ISBN13: 9780872865211)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

City Lights Publishers

review 1: Just when you think he can't get any better, Tim Wise releases yet another volume that is extraordinarily witty, intelligent, and moving. Replete with poignant anecdotes and data (whose sources are found in the back, as to allow the book to read more like a conversational letter- clever idea), this text is both a wake-up call and a rallying cry. Wise effectively challenges long-held stereotypes, astutely and scientifically debunks pervasive myths around race and racism, and encourages and teaches us how to critically examine ourselves and our society so that we may work individually and collectively to further dismantle the institutional inequity that has plagued our nation for far too long. I highly encourage you to read it. This book is a valuable tool for self-examinati... moreon and reflection, but I also see it inciting meaningful and needed dialogue in our homes, classrooms, workplaces, churches, and communities.
review 2: Time Wise is right. This book is meant for a lot more people than who will read it. I have read that he focuses too much, negatively, against the far Right, but that is because he is trying to make a point. He mentions that the Left isn't perfect in regards to racism, but he is trying to make a point to the influences of a certain kind of narrative that the far Right proposes. I think he does a good job in trying to get underneath to the deeper meaning of things that are said. It is time we, white America, take a deeper look into the things we say and do and to not believe that those who are less fortunate than us, which includes people of color, are there by choice. We have put a lot of people there by our choices and the structures made from our choices. This is hard to swallow, but we must if things are going to change. less

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