This Book Is Anti-Racist

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This book was written by Tiffany Jewell, she is a Black biracial writer and AntiRacist Montessori educator and consultant. She spends her time baking bread and macarons, building LEGOS, watching British detective shows, and dreaming up how she can dismantle white supremacy. Tiffany currently lives in Western Massachusetts with her young activists, her partner, and a turtle she's had since she was nine. [1]   

Summary

Who are you?

What is your identity?

What is racism?

How do you choose your own path?

How do you stand in solidarity?

How can you hold yourself accountable?

This book is written for the young person who doesn't know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life. As somebody who sees injustice at school and isn't able to understand the role racism plays in separating them from their friends. For the kid who spends years trying to fit into the dominant culture and loses themselves for a little while. It's for all of the Black and Brown children who have been harmed (physically and emotionally) because no one stood up for them or they couldn't stand up for themselves, because the colour of their skin, the texture of their hair, their names made white folx feel scared and threatened. A good book for the childrenn to have a fair point of view about facing the life's reality in multicultural environment. [2]

Pros

A verified reader called Dawn Ferencz rated this book five stars because this blends personal experiences with historical references and uses data, brightly illustrated infographics, suggested activities, and recommendations for working in solidarity against racism to serve as a call to action for all interested co-conspirators. This is a must-have purchase for middle and high school classroom and school libraries. Other reader, Callum McLaughlin also agreed that this book deserve five stars, he mentioned that he sincerely hope this is stocked in every school library across the UK and US, but though it is indeed aimed predominantly at a YA audience, there is still so much that adult readers like himself can take from it. Every point discussed is applicable and educational no matter your age, and he was pleasantly surprised by how wide the book’s scope was, especially when considering its relative brevity and the complexity of the issue it’s addressing. [3]

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