Publisher's Synopsis
Emmanuel Acho belives the only way to cure our nation's oldest disease-- racism-- starts with a profound, revolutionary idea: actually talking to one another. No, seriously. Until it gets uncomfortable.. and then some. In Uncomfortable Conversations..., Acho connects his own experience with race and racism-- including his majority-white prep school education juxtaposed with his time in majority-black NFL locker rooms-- with the lessons of history, culture, and the wisdom of other black voices. The result is an essential guide to the conversations we should all be having to increase our understanding and join the anti-racist fight. Nothing is off the table. Want to know exactly why it's not okay for white people to use the N-word? Whether you should teach your kids to "see color"? Whether "reverse racism" exists? Why white privilege isn't just for the wealthy? What it really means to be an ally? Acho addresses these and many more questio
