A review by theelliad
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

3.5

So You Want To Talk About Race explores systematic and institutional racism and oppression across the world through Oluo’s conversation centred approach. This book is full of important lessons on the ways in whic our everyday actions can be changed slightly to take action against oppression and against our own predjudice and privilege. This is not written for people who aren’t willing to learn, its purpose is to show you that there is always more every individual can do and includes more complex examples of micro aggressions. It is hard to hear, but needs to be heard. I found most interesting the chapter focused on the ways in which white activism contributes to the exploitation of people of colour, especially when intersectionality is concerned. That said this wasn’t revolutionary in a literary sense, it doesn’t need to be to convey the lessons and motivate me to be better but in comparison to the overall books i have read this year it falls into this 3.5* category