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How Can We Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged
Kimberly Jones
4.36 AVERAGE
65 reviews for:
How Can We Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged
Kimberly Jones
4.36 AVERAGE
fast-paced
starts really strong but the second half isn't really helpful as someone who lives outside of the US and isn't american in any way
informative
inspiring
Very good read. Good teaching points. I
recommend this.
recommend this.
I received a free ALC from Netgalley and Macmillan Audio in exchange for my honest review.
While I don't think I am necessarily the target audience for this book, I'm so glad I picked it up. It reminded me of and challenged me in similar ways as Alicia Garza's The Purpose of Power. Jones shared a fresh perspective on wealth inequality and I learned a lot from her thoughts on reparations.
While I don't think I am necessarily the target audience for this book, I'm so glad I picked it up. It reminded me of and challenged me in similar ways as Alicia Garza's The Purpose of Power. Jones shared a fresh perspective on wealth inequality and I learned a lot from her thoughts on reparations.
If you've watched Kimberly Jones's viral video during the protests after George Floyd's murder, you will be familiar with the analogy of the game of Monopoly to help understand the economic hardships Black Americans have faced. If you haven't watched her video, spend 2 seconds searching, and you'll find it right away. Then watch it.
Her plea at the end of the video is "How can we WIN?" This book is a search into American history, economy, politics, systems, and race. If you've ever heard the old "pull themselves up by the bootstraps" saying, and you've believed it to be true, or you are a firm believer in meritocracy, then please pick up this book. It starts by understanding how Blacks have never been given the chance at generational wealth, even though they were brought her forcibly 400 years ago. She discusses, very simply and straightforwardly, the need to de-fund the police (and what it REALLY means), to instill national academic/educational standards so that students in both rich and poor neighborhoods receive the same education, to really examine the need for reparations (and what this could look like), and to find ways to re-create the systems that have purposely cheated and harmed Black individuals and families for generations.
Her writing is fierce and poignant, yet simple and easy to digest. I flew through this book. I'm not going to quote from the book here since I did read an ARC, but I outlined and made so many notes throughout this book--it'll save you all about 10 minutes if I don't start typing out all the vastly important points she made.
Get this book. Pre-order it. Mark it on your calendars. It's a positive spin on how generations of harm can be reversed.
THANK YOU to Henry Holt & Co. for the advanced review copy.
Her plea at the end of the video is "How can we WIN?" This book is a search into American history, economy, politics, systems, and race. If you've ever heard the old "pull themselves up by the bootstraps" saying, and you've believed it to be true, or you are a firm believer in meritocracy, then please pick up this book. It starts by understanding how Blacks have never been given the chance at generational wealth, even though they were brought her forcibly 400 years ago. She discusses, very simply and straightforwardly, the need to de-fund the police (and what it REALLY means), to instill national academic/educational standards so that students in both rich and poor neighborhoods receive the same education, to really examine the need for reparations (and what this could look like), and to find ways to re-create the systems that have purposely cheated and harmed Black individuals and families for generations.
Her writing is fierce and poignant, yet simple and easy to digest. I flew through this book. I'm not going to quote from the book here since I did read an ARC, but I outlined and made so many notes throughout this book--it'll save you all about 10 minutes if I don't start typing out all the vastly important points she made.
Get this book. Pre-order it. Mark it on your calendars. It's a positive spin on how generations of harm can be reversed.
THANK YOU to Henry Holt & Co. for the advanced review copy.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This is a powerhouse of a book!
I appreciate both the breadth and the focus of this work. The focus on racial economic exploitation through history is a wonderful synthesis of the myriad of ways white supremacist actions disadvantage BIPOC economically through American history.
Those topics have been covered before, and Jones references those works often. Where she distinguished herself is really in the last 1/4 of the book where she gets SUPER practical with ways to approach the work with small, intentional, proactive ways to make an impact on the world.
This is a welcome addition to the chorus of antiracist praxis that is being published lately and I will return to it frequently.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for a free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. All views expressed here are mine.
I appreciate both the breadth and the focus of this work. The focus on racial economic exploitation through history is a wonderful synthesis of the myriad of ways white supremacist actions disadvantage BIPOC economically through American history.
Those topics have been covered before, and Jones references those works often. Where she distinguished herself is really in the last 1/4 of the book where she gets SUPER practical with ways to approach the work with small, intentional, proactive ways to make an impact on the world.
This is a welcome addition to the chorus of antiracist praxis that is being published lately and I will return to it frequently.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for a free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. All views expressed here are mine.