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Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace
by Osheta Moore
I took my time reading this book. I began during a conference in July of 2022 where Moore was a featured speaker (unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend the sessions she shared at). The book was available through the conference bookstore, and I heard very good things. It was well worth my time and attention.
I did not want to rush through and check it off a list. I really wanted to TRY to sit with Moore's letters and stories and try to incorporate them into my life. Not all of the reading was easy - the defensiveness and frustration that I experienced while reading certainly also slowed me down. These are all part of the journey that Moore and others are encourage white people to undertake.
I love and appreciate a basic premise in this book that ALL people are beloved. And, that even within that belovedness, white Americans have much to learn about the experience of people of color. And even more importantly, white Americans need to advocate for, listen to, and celebrate life with Blacks and people of color who live with the reality of racism daily.
I did not want to rush through and check it off a list. I really wanted to TRY to sit with Moore's letters and stories and try to incorporate them into my life. Not all of the reading was easy - the defensiveness and frustration that I experienced while reading certainly also slowed me down. These are all part of the journey that Moore and others are encourage white people to undertake.
I love and appreciate a basic premise in this book that ALL people are beloved. And, that even within that belovedness, white Americans have much to learn about the experience of people of color. And even more importantly, white Americans need to advocate for, listen to, and celebrate life with Blacks and people of color who live with the reality of racism daily.