Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

7 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

I liked this, but it was a little too much Christianity for me.  I don't think it was meant to make me think that Christianity in the US is too far gone and too far into whiteness to be salvaged, but it did. But Ms. Brown seems like she's doing great work, and I'm very happy for her. I think it might be particularly helpful for folks who might be committing microaggressions in the workplace and not realize.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Grief, Hate crime, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

cady_sass's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

Brief but poignant and hard-hitting. This could’ve been a 5 star read for me but it got a bit preachy for my liking - I can appreciate that the author is clearly deeply rooted in her faith and that the church is an important part of her life, but at a certain point the heavy focus on Christianity takes away from the message. I suppose this may be written specifically for a Christian audience and that it’s highly effective there. For me, not so much. But if you can parse out the religious dialogue there’s much to be gleaned here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

maregred's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Slavery

brookey8888's review

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This is a book about Austins life and about being a black woman in America. This is not a guide for white people on how to be about a better ally or anti-racist but if you read it you can get ideas about how to be a better ally and anti-racist. I really enjoyed learning about her life and what she has gone through. It made me think about myself and actions I may have done unintentionally. This does look at Christian people and race which I thought was interesting because I feel like that’s not normally talked about and it was like a big focus in this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Bullying, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

morganperks's review

informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexism, Racism, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Child death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Hate crime, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Death, and Police brutality

Minor: Bullying, Colonisation, and Grief

piperlee's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Violence, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Death, and Confinement

mscalls's review

dark hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Slavery