A book I am currently reading that is also incredibly stark, but also very funny is Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism. Rather than looking at the historical origins of the US racist legal system, Amber (very well known comedy writer) and her sister Lacey describe Lacey's…
A book I am currently reading that is also incredibly stark, but also very funny is Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism. Rather than looking at the historical origins of the US racist legal system, Amber (very well known comedy writer) and her sister Lacey describe Lacey's daily experiences of racism in Omaha, Nebraska. Amber lives in NYC now; Lacey still lives--like much of their family--in their hometown of Omaha. If you want to read about systemic racism on the hoof, as it were, read this. It will absolutely upend your view of even well-meaning white people: we are all utterly ignorant of the realities Black people live all the time. And one of the things I think we should all do is speak up and step up: when you see racism happening, say something. Also when you see sexism, ableism, etc. etc.
A book I am currently reading that is also incredibly stark, but also very funny is Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism. Rather than looking at the historical origins of the US racist legal system, Amber (very well known comedy writer) and her sister Lacey describe Lacey's daily experiences of racism in Omaha, Nebraska. Amber lives in NYC now; Lacey still lives--like much of their family--in their hometown of Omaha. If you want to read about systemic racism on the hoof, as it were, read this. It will absolutely upend your view of even well-meaning white people: we are all utterly ignorant of the realities Black people live all the time. And one of the things I think we should all do is speak up and step up: when you see racism happening, say something. Also when you see sexism, ableism, etc. etc.