My posts today are in support of #blackouttuesday , which I am going to use to signal boost books written by the Black community which have given me insight as a white woman and a place to start reconstructing what I have been taught about race. To be better allies we must first confront our own privilege and relearn our own history correctly, including Black history and our countries' roles in the oppression of this community for centuries • First is Reni Eddo-Lodge's 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race.' This book explores race relations in Britain including the link between class and race. It's a wake up call to anyone who does not believe racism is a British concern and it's just 'an American issue'. Educate yourself for the price of a coffee and a slice of cake. Next is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I have read several of her works including Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, and We Should All Be Feminists. I chose to include 'Dear Ijeawele: A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions' as a reminder to those of us who call ourselves Feminist. If your idea of feminism does not include equal rights for ALL, if you disregard Black women, all women of colour, transwomen, your racism and orejudices mean you are not a feminist. This short manifesto shows how race is linked with feminism in ways that white people, like myself, are not always aware - for example ideas of gender roles were forcibly changed with the arrival of British colonialism in other countries. Start here. Challenge the history we have been taught. Find more authors. Find more literature, both fiction and non-fiction. There is no excuse not to educate yourself in this digital age. • #ownvoices #ownvoicesbooks #readtolearn #educationiskey (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7wrTKgmQt/?igshid=1boaosjhnk9qk
