I picked up this audiobook via my library’s app (borrowbox). Austin is a black woman and her parents deliberately selected what is a traditionally white man’s name. Her book is a 4-hour memoir/exploration, narrated by the author, and gives an overview of her experience growing up in America as a black woman, the challenges she faced (and still faces) throughout her life, even in environments that she’d been assured were “safe” spaces.

“My story is not about condemning white people, but about rejecting the assumption... that white is right.”

There’s a number of references to religion and faith throughout, but it’s mostly about racist bias, being made to feel responsible for teaching white people about race, and confronting white fragility.

FYI, a good chunk towards the end of the book is focused on Christianity, scripture, the church and Austin’s thoughts through the lens of her faith.