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Racism (8 reviewers), Racial slurs (4 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), and Slavery (1 reviewer)Moderate
Police brutality (4 reviewers), Gun violence (3 reviewers), Slavery (3 reviewers), Mass/school shootings (3 reviewers), Confinement (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Hate crime (2 reviewers), Racial slurs (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Minor
Bullying (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Gun violence (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), Police brutality (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), and Religious bigotry (1 reviewer)Moods
informative 82%
reflective 81%
challenging 59%
emotional 55%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 21%
sad 10%
funny 1%
tense 1%
dark 0%
lighthearted 0%
reflective 81%
challenging 59%
emotional 55%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 21%
sad 10%
funny 1%
tense 1%
dark 0%
lighthearted 0%
Pace
medium 61%
fast 34%
slow 3%
fast 34%
slow 3%
Average rating
Buy I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
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From a powerful new voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female in middle-class white America.
Austin Channing Brown's first encounter with a racialized America came at age 7, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools, organizations, and churches, Austin writes, "I had to learn what it means to love blackness," a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America's racial divide as a writer, speaker and expert who helps organizations practice genuine inclusion.
In a time when nearly all institutions (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claim to value "diversity" in their mission statements, I'm Still Here is a powerful account of how and why our actions so often fall short of our words. Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice, in stories that bear witness to the complexity of America's social fabric--from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations.
For readers who have engaged with America's legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, I'm Still Here is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God's ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness--if we let it--can save us all.
Austin Channing Brown's first encounter with a racialized America came at age 7, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools, organizations, and churches, Austin writes, "I had to learn what it means to love blackness," a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America's racial divide as a writer, speaker and expert who helps organizations practice genuine inclusion.
In a time when nearly all institutions (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claim to value "diversity" in their mission statements, I'm Still Here is a powerful account of how and why our actions so often fall short of our words. Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice, in stories that bear witness to the complexity of America's social fabric--from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations.
For readers who have engaged with America's legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, I'm Still Here is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God's ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness--if we let it--can save us all.
Buy I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
United States
Bookshop US
Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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From a powerful new voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female in middle-class white America.
Austin Channing Brown's first encounter with a racialized America came at age 7, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools, organizations, and churches, Austin writes, "I had to learn what it means to love blackness," a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America's racial divide as a writer, speaker and expert who helps organizations practice genuine inclusion.
In a time when nearly all institutions (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claim to value "diversity" in their mission statements, I'm Still Here is a powerful account of how and why our actions so often fall short of our words. Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice, in stories that bear witness to the complexity of America's social fabric--from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations.
For readers who have engaged with America's legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, I'm Still Here is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God's ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness--if we let it--can save us all.
Austin Channing Brown's first encounter with a racialized America came at age 7, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools, organizations, and churches, Austin writes, "I had to learn what it means to love blackness," a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America's racial divide as a writer, speaker and expert who helps organizations practice genuine inclusion.
In a time when nearly all institutions (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claim to value "diversity" in their mission statements, I'm Still Here is a powerful account of how and why our actions so often fall short of our words. Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice, in stories that bear witness to the complexity of America's social fabric--from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations.
For readers who have engaged with America's legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, I'm Still Here is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God's ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness--if we let it--can save us all.
What the community thinks
summary of 1598 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
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Racism (8 reviewers), Racial slurs (4 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), and Slavery (1 reviewer)Moderate
Police brutality (4 reviewers), Gun violence (3 reviewers), Slavery (3 reviewers), Mass/school shootings (3 reviewers), Confinement (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Hate crime (2 reviewers), Racial slurs (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Minor
Bullying (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Gun violence (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), Police brutality (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), and Religious bigotry (1 reviewer)Moods
informative 82%
reflective 81%
challenging 59%
emotional 55%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 21%
sad 10%
funny 1%
tense 1%
dark 0%
lighthearted 0%
reflective 81%
challenging 59%
emotional 55%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 21%
sad 10%
funny 1%
tense 1%
dark 0%
lighthearted 0%
Pace
medium 61%
fast 34%
slow 3%
fast 34%
slow 3%
Average rating