What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition (Paperback)
Emma Dabiri (author)Published: 01/04/2021
The author of Don’t Touch My Hair delivers a blistering extended essay full of practical and constructive actions for white people to take to fight systemic racism.
An incisive - and deeply practical - essay from the acclaimed author of Don't Touch My Hair
Stop the denial
Abandon guilt
Interrogate capitalism
When it comes to racial justice, how do we transform demonstrations of support into real and meaningful change? With intellectual rigour and razor-sharp wit, Emma Dabiri cuts through the haze of online discourse to offer clear advice.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141996738
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 107 g
Dimensions: 181 x 111 x 9 mm
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'FASCINATING, educational, personal, humble and engaging. I urge you to read it!' - Marian Keyes
'Groundbreaking, rich, heartbreaking ... a highly charged history' - The Guardian
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