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Witnessing Whiteness: First Steps Toward an Antiracist Practice and Culture

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This is not only an amazing book, it is a much-needed bridge, a potentially life-changing opportunity and a very helpful offering to white people walking the path of race consciousness. The key to this piece of literature is in the second part of the title: First Steps Toward an Antiracist Practice and Culture. While incredibly accessible and filled with humbling personal stories and passages from enlightening conversations with white anti-racists and people of color, it truly lays the groundwork for the possibility of change.
This book is a tool. And I have also found the website for this book a valuable tool and host of resources. www.witnessingwhiteness.com has discussion questions that can be downloaded (on the "book club" page) and you can also check out the full preface and introduction to the book.

This book is perfect for people who have begun self-identifying as white. It says all the thoughts you've had, but just didn't know how to say them. It takes the damage of studying white privilege and the guilt out of you by explaining it. It's one of those non-fiction books that reaches into your heart with a rag and wipes away the scorched tissue to reveal new life. It's well written. It's definitely for the critical thinking lay reader!

Racial issues are a touchy subject despite the major advantages, but white people today must tread lightly to avoid the label of 'racist'. "Witnessing Whiteness: First Steps Toward an Antifascist Practice and Culture" is an exploration of the stigma that the white race carries in some fields, especially those issues dealing with race. Evaluating that racism is not a one way thing of affirmative action, author Shelly Tochluk desires to push society forward and play down the racism so that it will truly matter less in the world. "Witnessing Whiteness" is a scholarly look at whiteness and society, a fascinating read throughout.

This book came in quickly and in great condition...just in time for a class I'm taking. Thank you!