02035cam a2200301 4500 759665370 TxAuBib 20201124120000.0 200801s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781536217018 hbk. $17.99 1536217018 hbk. $17.99 (OCoLC)1179045073 YDX eng rda YDX BDX OI6 OCLCO JDP RB0 UAP OCLCO IHX OQX TxGR TxAuBib Joseph, Frederick, (Activist), author. The black friend [Book] : on being a better white person / Frederick Joseph. First edition. Sommerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. xviii, 254 pages ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographic references (pages 245-247) and index. Frederick Joseph call up race-related anecdotes from his past, explaining why they were hurtful and how he might handle things now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist, including Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give; April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite; Jemele Hill, sports journalist and podcast host; and eleven others. Touching on everything from cultural appropriation to power dynamics, "reverse racism" to white privilege, microaggressions to the tragic results of overt racism, this book serves as conversation starter, tool kit, and invaluable window into the life of a former "token Black kid" who now presents himself as the friend many readers need. -- adapted from inside front jacket flap. "Part memoir, part guidebook, this title explores scenarios of interpersonal and institutional struggle to introduce the next generation of White youth to anti-racism."--Kirkus Reviews. 20201124. Race awareness. Anti-racism United States. Racism. United States Race relations. RV8