Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Instant New York Times Bestseller
An urgent primer on race and racism, from Emmanuel Acho, an American Football Legend and host of the viral hit video series Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.
'I really love this' – Jada Pinkett Smith
'What Emmanuel Acho has to say is important' – Matthew McConaughey
‘An absolute must-read . . . Emmanuel Acho dives into important subjects like cultural appropriation and white privilege, urging you to find a way to join in the fight against racism’ – Cosmopolitan
In Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Emmanuel Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white people are afraid to ask – yet which everyone needs the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series of the same name a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation and ‘reverse racism’.
In his own words, he provides a space of compassion and understanding in a discussion that can lack both. He asks only for the reader’s curiosity – but along the way, he will galvanize all of us to join the anti-racist fight.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Styled as a helpful guide and open forum for blunt questions and tough truths, here former American football pro Emmanuel Acho skilfully details how he’s navigated the lines between whiteness and Blackness in modern America. The personal takes and empathy showed to the ignorant—reflecting the compassion and warmth of the viral video series from which this book is inspired—could be considered naïve, but Acho is razor-sharp and incredibly well-read (his recommendations for further reading are first-class). He’s crafted a smart and considered entry into the canon of race-themed books that may well come to define America in 2020.
