I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness - A bestselling Reese s Book Club pick by a leading voice on racial

Zusatztext Austin Channing Brown is a leading new voice on racial justice and she is the author of one of my favourite books of 2018 , which is called I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. Austin is committed to exploring the intersections of racial justice, faith, and Black womanhood Informationen zum Autor Austin Channing Brown is a speaker, writer, and media producer providing inspired leadership on racial justice in America. She is the author of the bestselling I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness and the executive producer of the web series The Next Question . Her writing and work have been featured by outlets such as On Being, Chicago Tribune, Christianity Today, Sojourners, Shondaland and WNYC. Find out more at austinchanning.com. Klappentext This book is my story about growing up in a Black girl's body. My story is about choosing to love my Black femaleness, even when it shocks folks who expected someone quite different. It's about surviving in a world not made for me. I offer this story in hopes that we will embody a community eager to name whiteness, celebrate Blackness, and, in a world still governed by systems of racial oppression, begin to see that there's another way. 'Austin Channing Brown introduces herself as a master memoirist. This book will break open hearts and minds. It's an example of how one woman can change the world by telling the truth about her life with unfl inching, relentless courage' GLENNON DOYLE, bestselling author of Untamed 'Most people say, "that books has legs"; I measure the impact of a book by how often I throw it across the room. [Austin's book] has serious wings. It broke me open' BRENÉ BROWN Vorwort A REESE'S BOOK CLUB X HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK * THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up as a Black woman in America. Zusammenfassung A REESE'S BOOK CLUB X HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK * THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up as a Black woman in America....

Product details

• Authors: Austin Channing Brown
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780349014876
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01487-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Christian life & practice, Christian Churches & denominations, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Social discrimination & inequality, Feminism & feminist theory, Christian life and practice, Feminism and feminist theory, Social discrimination and equal treatment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues, RELIGION / Christian Living / Women's Issues, Christian social thought & activity, Social discrimination and social justice