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A review by alisarae
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
5.0
Punch to the gut.
For the past two years I have been following Black authors, pastors, and professors on Twitter to understad why they say, “It is not my job to educate white people. I am tired of working for free.” Ya’ll can get a fantastic education with this book right here.
If terms like “white tears,” “white fragility,” and “white guilt” make you prickle, you should give this book a listen. If you are in a church seeking to do social justice ministries, throw around the word “reconciliation,” or you know, follow the Bible, you should give this book a listen. It is specifically written to a white Christian audience that is so entrenched in cultural racism that they are blind to their own good intentions being racist in their roots. Blind to how our attempts to build bridges are actually burning them down.
If you read ONE Christianish book this year, LET IT BE THIS ONE. It will save you two years of Twitter listening.
For the past two years I have been following Black authors, pastors, and professors on Twitter to understad why they say, “It is not my job to educate white people. I am tired of working for free.” Ya’ll can get a fantastic education with this book right here.
If terms like “white tears,” “white fragility,” and “white guilt” make you prickle, you should give this book a listen. If you are in a church seeking to do social justice ministries, throw around the word “reconciliation,” or you know, follow the Bible, you should give this book a listen. It is specifically written to a white Christian audience that is so entrenched in cultural racism that they are blind to their own good intentions being racist in their roots. Blind to how our attempts to build bridges are actually burning them down.
If you read ONE Christianish book this year, LET IT BE THIS ONE. It will save you two years of Twitter listening.