![]() The cure for what ails us – all of us - lies within these, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. The host picked this book up at the end of January. This week we had been planning for a while to do our monthly live show on the book Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man written by Emmanuel Acho. Many have thought these questions without realizing the key to mending the racial divide in our world lie within the answers, and that white people DO have the power to affect sweeping change, and short circuit racism within their own lives and communities. Welcome to this Special Episode of 50Talk. Like, “How can I have white privilege if I’m not wealthy?”, or “is racial profiling ok if black people tend to commit more crimes”, or my personal favorite from a 19-year-old girl from rural Alabama named Amy who asked, “if black people can say the ‘N’ word, why can’t I?” And many, many more. I want to provide a free space for curious white people to answer the questions they’ve always had but have been too nervous to ask. Acho is reaching out to the younger generation to help them understand how we got to where we are today and how we can move forward in a way that respects other cultures. But enough is enough- I want to remove the barriers for why we’ve never had these conversations. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is the young adult version of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, is a safe place to have the uncomfortable conversations about race that many white people have never been able to have. In Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white people are afraid to ask - yet which everyone needs the answers to, now more than ever. Uncomfortable conversations with a black man (Audiobook on CD) Edition. But in order to access it, we’re going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations. We can all access the life-saving medicine that will cure the world’s most ailing, long-lasting pandemic. Illogical By: Emmanuel Acho Publisher's summary 'Acho’s gregariously pragmatic delivery educates with clarity and makes the book come alive.' - Booklist 'Narrated by the author, this audio program feels like an evening with a good friend who doesn't shy away from awkward questions. ![]() Edition language: English Average rating: 4.39 (148. ![]() This program is read by the author, and includes a bonus conversation. And if “ignorance is bliss”, in this case, bliss has caused bondage and pain for others. Editions for Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man: 1250800463 (Hardcover published in 2020), (Kindle Edition published in 2020). Listeners may become uncomfortable but will want to keep listening.' - AudioFile Magazine on Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. Racism is not a virus of the body it is a virus of the mind, and unfortunately, it can be lethal.īut you cannot fix a problem that you do not know you have. Our Nation and world have again been confronted with its greatest ongoing pandemic, Racism.
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