Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy

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Summary:

"Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism--from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams--to insightful lessons in black history and black culture. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is just one way young readers can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives and communities." -- Amazon.com.

General Note:

"An Oprah book."

"A young readers' adaptation of Uncomfortable conversations with a black man"-- front cover.

Edition:

First edition.

Contents:

Part I: Me and You. The birth of whiteness ; Roll call: Black or African American? ; What do you see when you see me?: implicit bias ; The head start: white privilege ; Cite your sources or drop the class: cultural appropriation ; Mythical me: angry black men ; Nooooope!: the N-word -- Part II: Us and Them. The game is rigged: systemic racism ; Standing up to your bullies: reverse racism ; The fix: who's governing the government? ; Thug life: justice for some -- Part III: We. Good trouble: fighting for change ; Show up: how to be an ally ; Breaking the huddle: how to end racism.

Physical Description:

312 pages ; 22 cm

Subject Term:

Racism.

Anti-racism.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Race relations.

Publisher:

Roaring Brook Press,

Publication Date:

2021

ISBN:

9781250801067

Publication Information:

New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.

Call Number:

YA 305.8 ACHO

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Adapted from Emmanuel Acho's New York Times bestseller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man , comes an essential young readers edition aimed at opening a dialogue about systemic racism with our youngest generation.

Young people have the power to affect sweeping change, and the key to mending the racial divide in America lies in giving them the tools to ask honest questions and take in the difficult answers.

Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism--from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams--to insightful lessons in black history and black culture.
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is just one way young readers can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives and communities.

Author Notes

Emmanuel Acho is a Fox Sports Analyst (Co-Host, FS1 "Speak for Yourself") and Host/Producer of "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man", a web series about racism to drive open and uncomfortable dialogue. After earning his undergraduate degree in sports management in 2012, Emmanuel was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. He was then traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013, where he spent most of his career. While in the NFL, Emmanuel spent off-seasons at the University of Texas to earn his master's degree in Sports Psychology. In 2016, Emmanuel left the football field and picked up the microphone to begin his broadcast career. In 2018, Emmanuel was promoted within ESPN, where he served as the youngest national football analyst and was named a 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Selection. In 2017, he and his family's non-profit organization, Living Hope Christian Ministries, raised enough funds to build a hospital in rural Nigeria.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 6--10--For audiences familiar with the former NFL linebacker's viral YouTube series, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, or those who might have already listened to the Acho-narrated audiobook of the same title, be assured that Landon Woodson's performance in this young readers edition is just as affecting. Divided into three parts--"Me and You," "Us and Them," "We"--Acho presents concise, thoughtful chapters that combine history, contemporary context, lessons and how-tos, even managing to acknowledge COVID-19 with "the longest-lasting pandemic in this country is a virus not of the body but of the mind, and it's called racism." He's got antidotes to share. Youthful and energetic, Woodson effortlessly adapts from the solemnity of exposing the horrors of enslavement, from breaking down challenging concepts like implicit bias and cultural appropriation, to encouraging all the ways of allyship. VERDICT Never pedantic, always heartening, Woodson is an excellent stand-in to amplify Acho's uncomfortable conversations.

Introduction	p. 1
Part I Me and You
The Birth of Whiteness	p. 21
1 Roll Call: Black or African American?	p. 28
2 What Do You See When You See Me?: Implicit Bias	p. 42
3 The Head Start: White Privilege	p. 59
4 Cite Your Sources or Drop the Class: Cultural Appropriation	p. 74
5 The Mythical Me: Angry Black Men	p. 87
6 Nooooope!: The N-Word	p. 107
Part II Us and Them
7 The Game is Rigged: Systemic Racism	p. 123
8 Standing up to Your Bullies: Reverse Racism	p. 147
9 The Fix: Who's Governing the Government	p. 170
10 Thug Life: Justice for Some	p. 197
Part III We
11 Good Trouble: Fighting for Change	p. 221
12 Show Up: How to Be an Ally	p. 247
13 Breaking the Huddle: How to End Racism	p. 267
Acknowledgments	p. 285
Quick Talks	p. 290
Recommendations	p. 302
References	p. 305

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