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  • Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

  • By: Reni Eddo-Lodge
  • Narrated by: Reni Eddo-Lodge
  • Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (9,937 ratings)

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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

By: Reni Eddo-Lodge
Narrated by: Reni Eddo-Lodge
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Summary

"I couldn't have a conversation with white folks about the details of a problem if they didn't want to recognise that the problem exists. Worse still was the white person who might be willing to entertain the possibility of said racism but still thinks we enter this conversation as equals. We didn't then, and we don't now."

In February 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge posted an impassioned argument on her blog about her deep-seated frustration with the way discussions of race and racism in Britain were constantly being shut down by those who weren't affected by it. She gave the post the title 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race'. Her sharp, fiercely intelligent words hit a nerve, and the post went viral, spawning a huge number of comments from people desperate to speak up about their own similar experiences.

Galvanised by this response, Eddo-Lodge decided to dive into the source of these feelings, this clear hunger for an open discussion. The result is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today, covering issues from eradicated black history to white privilege, the fallacy of 'meritocracy' to whitewashing feminism, and the inextricable link between class and race. Full of passionate, personal and keenly felt argument, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is a wake-up call to a nation in denial about the structural and institutional racism occurring in our homes.

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Honest and needed

A book for everyone! So honest and true. A book for everyone who wants true change.

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I learned so much and it’s still somehow an easy listen

Each chapter is very informative and there are new thoughts I am taking away from all section of the book. I feel like the author has condensed a vague uneasiness I felt into words and expressed it more concisely than I ever could. It is definitely not dry and easy to listen too. I feel like I have new ammo for any discussion on race I decide to enter.
There are no exercises or graphs or anything like that so it works well as an audio book. I found the voice of the narrator pleasant, clear, funny and easy to understand

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wonderful

this is a great format to enjoy this informative book, love her dry delivery, read it!

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White people are called to listen

Reni’s frank, honest and open discussion about the history, politics, powers at play perpetuating racism is a book which all white people should read. It shatters the silence, evidences the undoubting realities this is happening in the U.K. and calls each one of us in our own way to do more.

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A must for white folk

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Any white aspiring anti-racist should get this book.
Covers a lot of important ground. Get it.

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informative.

Really enjoyed it. lots of information about the black british experience and stories which crated a visual timeline. Very hard to listen to at times as it saddens me. Reality is reality so we must play our part.

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Amazing and informative

Wonderful writing, wonderful narration. Extremely important topic handled with great care and attention. Must read.

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Good read

very well written and informative. Just hope this gets to as many people (white people) as possible, and hopefully raise awareness of how to treat others.

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Best book on Black History from UK perspective

Just what I was looking for. An informative, well researched l, articulate book on a difficult and vast issue. Highly recommend!

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Very good insight to racism in the UK

I really appreciated Reni disection and nuances of covert and uncovert racism. This should help people to understand it a bit more.

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