Race Rules

Name: Race Rules
Brand: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
SKU: 9781523004485-PRUSDTR-US
Price: 179.0 HKD
Availability: InStock

What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You

Fatimah Gilliam (Author) ... more

Edition: US - Paperback / softback

Variant

Price:

HK$179.00 HK$280.00

Stock:

Re-stocking soon

Quantity:

Product Info

English • Age Adult - Adult

384 pages • 6.0 x 9.0 x 0.89 in

Approx. weight: 1.31 lb

Publication date: 30 Jan,2024

Barcode: 9781523004485 • Berrett-Koehler Publishers

More books in English for Age Adult - Adult

Society/ culture/ social sciences

Ethnic groups and multicultural studies
Working patterns and practices
Soft skills and dealing with other people

Share this product

By: Fatimah Gilliam

“Those looking to move beyond performative allyship will find this an excellent resource.” —Publishers Weekly

"Well-informed, hard-hitting advice for antiracists.” —Kirkus Reviews

What if there were a set of rules to educate people against race-based social faux pas that damage relationships, perpetuate racist stereotypes, and harm people of color? This book provides just that in an effort to slow the malignant domino effect of race-based ignorance in American communities and workplaces to help address the vestiges of our nation’s racist past.

Race Rules is an innovative, practical manual for white people of the unwritten rules relating to race, explaining the unvarnished truth about racist and offensive white behaviors. It offers a unique lens from Fatimah Gilliam, a light-skinned Black woman, and is informed by the revealing things white people say when they don't realize she's Black.

Presented as a series of race rules, this book has each chapter tackling a specific topic many people of color wish white people understood. Combining history and explanations with practical advice, it goes beyond the theoretical by focusing on what's implementable.

Gilliam addresses issues such as:

Racial blinders and misperceptions
White privilege
Racial stereotypes
Everyday choices and behaviors that cause racial harm

Introducing a straightforward universal three-step framework to unlearn racism and challenge misconceptions, this book offers readers a chance to change behaviors and shift mindsets to better navigate cross-racial interactions and relationships. Through its race etiquette guidelines, it teaches white people to become action-oriented racism disruptors instead of silent, complicit supporters of white supremacy.