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message 1: by Erin (new)

Erin There are several novels on this list that I believe don’t belong as they are not about African Americans, race, colonialism, or any even tangentially related topic as far as I can see. One such book is Giovanni's Room — yes, it was written by James Baldwin but the characters are all European or of European descent.


message 2: by nat (new)

nat A lot of Black people have been calling out Robin DiAngelo's work for a while and general behaviour around perpetrating anti-Blackness and how she has not taken her own advice. Like many others, I do not think we should be promoting her work or giving her profit off a system which already benefits her as a white person.


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