I’m Still Here is a powerful, honest memoir about being black in a white world. Brown describes situations throughout her life that are filled with racism and micro aggressions even from people with “good intentions.” 

This book hooked me in quickly and kept me listening intently even when the text was dark and overwhelming. We hear about everything from the casual racism of many office jobs to intense fears traveling in a black body to the failed and surface level attempts of white churches to repair with the BIPOC community. 

A significant portion of this book focuses on Brown’s Christian faith and her examination of white Christianity is scathing, but also honest, helpful, and hopeful. She often reflects on Jesus and the end of the book reads like a sermon and a prayer. I do not identify as religious but I grew up in white churches so I found this important and enlightening, even though I do not share all of her beliefs. 

Do not read this book to feel better about whiteness and equality in the modern era. Read this book to learn humbly and begin to understand a perspective that might not be your own.