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4.39 AVERAGE
Chapter 9 was definitely my favorite; I think she wove the struggle of POC into education so well. I also thought she did a great job of balancing fact/hard science with people’s emotions, including her own and people who have been victims of racism. I think adding her sons through the book really made it feel very personal as well. Really interesting psychologically but also socially. And she ends with a call to action. Definitely recommend.
Stories and statistics to bring home the depth of bias in our world - pair with any other anti-racist readings. Although much of what is covered we "know" like red lining, the stories bring the horrors of systemic racism to life. Good on audio
This is a must-read book about your unconscious biases. My book club selected it, and our one wish was that we wanted to know what can we do to fix this? There’s many examples of different ways bias affects people, but not many solutions. We wished the author had more at the end from her training—such as exercises that would help uncover your hidden biases and help you address them.
This is a great high level, science based telling of how our brains develop around bias and how many different places bias shows up in our world where people don't think it exists or has been overcome. It shows how much of our society was setup to perpetuate bias but it also provides relatable, easy to implement examples of change people or groups are using to change those systems and slowly moving away from engrained bias. The most important lesson of this book is that the work is never finished, to prevent the evils of the past from resurfacing we have to acknowledge and take accountability for our responsibility in that prevention.
emotional
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An excellent book that does a great job of highlighting our implicit bias without the heavy blame.
Should be required reading for everyone, especially police.
reflective
medium-paced
Researched back, informative storytelling, and thought provoking book addressing implicit bias. Would recommend to everyone looking to learn more about themselves and the world around them!