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Speaking of race : why everybody needs to talk about racism--and how to do it / Celeste Headlee.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper Wave, [2021]Edition: First editionDescription: 257 pages : 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063098152
  • 0063098156
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Contents:
Introduction -- The context. Who is racist? ; The science ; The stakes ; When it has worked -- The conversation. First, get your head straight ; Respect and acceptance ; Take turns and be specific ; Location and language ; Common ground and good questions ; Keep it personal and don't rush ; I screwed up, what now? ; Talking about racism in the workplace -- In closing: Good luck.
Summary: "A guide to having productive conversations about race"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: A self-described "light-skinned Black Jew" Headlee has been forced to speak about race since childhood. In her career as a journalist for public media, she has made it a priority to talk about race proactively. She's discovered, however, that those exchanges have rarely been productive. While many people say they want to talk about race, the reality is they want to talk about race with people who agree with them. Headlee provides practical advice and insight for talking about race that will facilitate better conversations that can actually bring us closer together. It is an essential and timely book for all of us. -- adapted from jacket
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 305.8 H433 Available 33111010759575
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Simply the best book I've read on how to have those conversations. Unflinchingly honest, exceptionally well-reasoned and researched, there is so much to admire about Speaking of Race."--Angela Duckworth, founder and CEO of Character Lab and New York Times bestselling author of Grit

A Boston Globe Most Anticipated Fall Book

In this urgently needed guide, the PBS host, award-winning journalist, and author of We Need to Talk teaches us how to have productive conversations about race, offering insights, advice, and support.

A self-described "light-skinned Black Jew," Celeste Headlee has been forced to speak about race--including having to defend or define her own--since childhood. In her career as a journalist for public media, she's made it a priority to talk about race proactively. She's discovered, however, that those exchanges have rarely been productive. While many people say they want to talk about race, the reality is, they want to talk about race with people who agree with them. The subject makes us uncomfortable; it's often not considered polite or appropriate. To avoid these painful discussions, we stay in our bubbles, reinforcing our own sense of righteousness as well as our division.

Yet we gain nothing by not engaging with those we disagree with; empathy does not develop in a vacuum and racism won't just fade away. If we are to effect meaningful change as a society, Headlee argues, we have to be able to talk about what that change looks like without fear of losing friends and jobs, or being ostracized. In Speaking of Race, Headlee draws from her experiences as a journalist, and the latest research on bias, communication, and neuroscience to provide practical advice and insight for talking about race that will facilitate better conversations that can actually bring us closer together.

This is the book for people who have tried to debate and educate and argue and got nowhere; it is the book for those who have stopped talking to a neighbor or dread Thanksgiving dinner. It is an essential and timely book for all of us.

Includes bibliographical references.

"A guide to having productive conversations about race"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction -- The context. Who is racist? ; The science ; The stakes ; When it has worked -- The conversation. First, get your head straight ; Respect and acceptance ; Take turns and be specific ; Location and language ; Common ground and good questions ; Keep it personal and don't rush ; I screwed up, what now? ; Talking about racism in the workplace -- In closing: Good luck.

A self-described "light-skinned Black Jew" Headlee has been forced to speak about race since childhood. In her career as a journalist for public media, she has made it a priority to talk about race proactively. She's discovered, however, that those exchanges have rarely been productive. While many people say they want to talk about race, the reality is they want to talk about race with people who agree with them. Headlee provides practical advice and insight for talking about race that will facilitate better conversations that can actually bring us closer together. It is an essential and timely book for all of us. -- adapted from jacket

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