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A review by dylanrk
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
4.0
This is a really powerful book that I think all white South Africans should read.
Austin Channing Brown is a black American woman who often gets mistaken as a white male, which is ironic because one of her parents’ motivations for naming their daughter Austin was that it would hopefully get her into some interviews and/or colleges without racial prejudice.
My favorite chapter in this book was the chapter on how to harness one’s anger for creative ways to spark change, and Austin’s beautiful message to her unborn child. I couldn’t, however, relate to the heavy religious undertone in the book.
Austin Channing Brown is a black American woman who often gets mistaken as a white male, which is ironic because one of her parents’ motivations for naming their daughter Austin was that it would hopefully get her into some interviews and/or colleges without racial prejudice.
My favorite chapter in this book was the chapter on how to harness one’s anger for creative ways to spark change, and Austin’s beautiful message to her unborn child. I couldn’t, however, relate to the heavy religious undertone in the book.