Full Description
During a bus ride with a group of fellow college students, Jenny Booth Potter came to a life-changing realization. She decided that racism in all its forms—in policies and systems, in organizations and churches, in neighborhoods and families-could no longer be tolerated. And even though Jenny didn't know what to do about racism, she was certain of one thing: doing nothing is no longer an option. That declaration Jenny made to her peers was more than seven words uttered on a bus. It was a vow, a lifetime commitment to seek racial justice.
With candor and humility, Jenny shares her very imperfect but relentless journey of growing in awareness of racism, of reckoning with her own white privilege, and of learning how to be an antiracism advocate alongside her young family. If you're anything like Jenny was on that bus—overwhelmed by the enormity of racism and compelled to do something, but uncertain if you can actually make any difference—then this book is for you. Join Jenny and see for yourself what everyday antiracism looks like.
Contents
Foreword by Austin Channing Brown
Introduction
1. White Guilty Girl
2. Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option
3. "OMG Karen, You Can't Just Ask People Why They're White"
4. Do You Want to Get Well?
5. Losing My Marbles
6. Insert Token to Play
7. Everywhere Is a Crime Scene
8. The Verdict
9. A Confession
10. Hanging by a Thread
11. Amazing Grace
12. Dear Son
13. Raising White Parents
14. Wimpy White Boys
15. "Mommy, Who Is George Floyd?"
16. The Grayness of Black and White
17. On the Street Where You Live
18. White Noise
19. Dear Abbi
20. Write Your Own Vows
Acknowledgments
Discussion Guide
Notes
