[Repost] #65 - So You Want to Talk About Race with Ijeoma Oluo

Ijeoma Oluo's So You Want to Talk About Race is a great starting
point for listening, learning and taking meaningful action. 


I also recommend White Fragility by Beverly DiAngelo to any white
person who wants to do better at creating change. 


 


Books to talk to kids about race.


 


For race and health, I recommend Fearing The Black Body: The
Racial Origins of Fatphobia. Dr. Sabrina Strings was on the Body
Kindness podcast: Part 1, Part 2.  


This episode was first aired in January 2018.


Ijeoma Oluo wants us to talk about race. In her new book, So You
Want to Talk About Race (Seal Press) she breaks down the barriers
and explains, in simple terms and with lively examples, key
concepts of privilege, intersectionality, microagressions,
cultural appropriation, and more.


In our podcast chat, Ijeoma helps us embrace the connections
between body positivity, the anti-diet movement, and race and
class issues that aren’t often discussed in these important
spaces. Regarding intersectionality, she says “It’s the nature of
privilege to prioritize the people at the top, whose needs are
almost met. Intersectionality says that you pause and say ‘my
needs are not the only needs’. Including the needs of less
privileged people helps more people, not just a select few at the
top.”


She says “we live in a country that upholds the ideal that we
aren’t allowed to talk about race and not talking is THE
problem.” Ijeoma wants us to do what we can to look at everyday
opportunities to create change in our culture.


An editor-at-large at The Establishment, Ijeoma’s work has been
featured in NY Magazine, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and
more. She has talked about race on BBC, NPR and CBS Evening News,
as well as in countless offices, universities, conferences, and
internet forums.


Follow Ijeoma: Website | Twitter |
Instagram | Book


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