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Jeff James

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https://www.givingupwhiteness.com/

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Genre

Biography, History, Christian

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August 2015

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Jeff James has been a leader in the technology, marketing consulting, and publishing industries for the past twenty-five years. He held numerous marketing leadership roles at Microsoft Corporation; launched and managed Mythology, a strategic marketing consulting firm; and is currently a vice president and publisher of business and leadership books and e-courses for one of the world’s largest publishers. He has led transformational diversity, innovation, and marketing projects at organizations such as Aetna, Cisco, the Boy Scouts of America, and the International Justice Mission.

Jeff holds a Master of Science from West Virginia University in Labor Relations and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Eastern University in Organizational Leadership. ...more

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Jeff James Mostly launching my first book, Giving Up Whiteness! A book lifecycle is so strange. It's months and months of tweaking and editing, then a long quiet…moreMostly launching my first book, Giving Up Whiteness! A book lifecycle is so strange. It's months and months of tweaking and editing, then a long quiet period, and then promotion craziness for several months. All of a sudden...it's on sale! I'm creating some discussion questions for book clubs and some responses to media questions, so that keeps me busy as the 10.6.20 on sale date arrives. (less)

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Jeff James A friend inspired me when I texted her back in 2015 about what I was a white male, as well as white people overall, could do to truly help fix the rac…moreA friend inspired me when I texted her back in 2015 about what I was a white male, as well as white people overall, could do to truly help fix the racial injustice and unrest that we were experiencing then. She texted back that I should take a much deeper look at whiteness, so that's what I did. The book (Giving Up Whiteness) is a combination of what I learned about the history and impact of race with how whiteness has impacted my own life. It ends with my attempts to shed whiteness as a primary identity marker and way of seeing the world. (less)

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