5 reviews for:

How to Talk to Your Boss About Race: Speaking Up Without Getting Shut Down

Y-Vonne Hutchinson

4.36 AVERAGE

stephbookclub's review against another edition

5.0

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This book is so good. Chapter 7 understanding the various myths was so clear and concise. The author is compassionate and funny while delivering serious content. Everyone needs this book!

laura_theaudiowasbetter's review against another edition

4.0

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I picked this book up to help me drive worthwhile conversation and change in my workplace. And I think it gives you a lot of great takeaways but also had some opportunity for more. As an individual contributor at work(also a cis white woman), I'm not always aware of what 'could' be the systemically racist practices or policies in place and what's just a symptom of the environment in which my workplace is placed?

I also couldn't just get into the text, so I bought the audio book about halfway through and really enjoyed listening to Y-Vonne on my drives to and from work. She's a dynamic speaker and I can see why having her in front of an audience to discuss subject matter like this has made her business successful.

schuyler1's review against another edition

4.0

informative reflective fast-paced

leahjanespeare's review

4.0

informative medium-paced

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Good book to have in your antiracist toolbox. I'll definitely be referring back to it. I read this partially for racism discussions at work, but I think this could easily be helpful for queer inclusivity discussions as well, the other issue I'm fighting for at work. I could replace racist with 'homophobic' or 'transphobic' and a lot of the methodology and discussion tips in the book are just as relevant. Obviously this is definitely aimed at racism, but I found it doubly helpful in my own situation.

Remember, if you are white like I am, make sure to read and support and listen to authors of color, not other white people about racism.

dajka8's review

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced