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Whites: On Race and Other Falsehoods by Otegha Uwagba
5.0
What an incredible essay. It's very short but every word, every sentence, every single page drew me in. Uwagba has a mesmerising way of writing. Every single thing she says is precise and meaningful. This essay concerns itself with the ripple effect of the period following on from George Floyd's death. How does a Black person navigate a white space and can true white allyship exist?
Her thoughts are mostly constructed from notes she made five years before, but she was prompted to write this due to Floyd's death. She discusses many things, all were thought provoking and very hard hitting points. Topics include performative allyship, why the trend of compiling an anti-racist educational list isn't enough, the romanticisation of the Black struggle, and what true allyship looks like - something a lot of people who claim to be allies won't be read to hear about it.
Everyone should read this, it doesn't matter what you enjoy reading just read it. (Also people who are into essays and want to know what true allyship looks like!)
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Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Her thoughts are mostly constructed from notes she made five years before, but she was prompted to write this due to Floyd's death. She discusses many things, all were thought provoking and very hard hitting points. Topics include performative allyship, why the trend of compiling an anti-racist educational list isn't enough, the romanticisation of the Black struggle, and what true allyship looks like - something a lot of people who claim to be allies won't be read to hear about it.
Everyone should read this, it doesn't matter what you enjoy reading just read it. (Also people who are into essays and want to know what true allyship looks like!)
Read read read
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.