Be a Better White Person (17 books)

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Books I have read/want to read throughout my internal journey on becoming a better ally as a white person in the United States.

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1		Common Sense Ain’t So Common: A handbook for the human condition by Scott L. Nelson (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 900, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Blind Spot: The Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji 3.71 avg rating — 6,756 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Secret Method for Growing Younger: My Journey Through Alzheimer's to the Fountain of Youth Using the Law of Attraction by Ellen Wood (Goodreads Author) 2.23 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis by Dean Spade 4.24 avg rating — 6,678 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Lucky: A Kiwi Memoir by Scott Nelson 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Black Joke: The True Story of One Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade by A.E. Rooks 3.96 avg rating — 243 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		GRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS : A Fat Bastard’s Guide to Trekking in Northern South America by Scott L. Nelson (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 42,798 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Carer by Scott L. Nelson (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds 4.46 avg rating — 55,300 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho 4.38 avg rating — 29,680 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Anti-Racism Journal: Questions and Practices to Move Beyond Performative Allyship by Faitth Brooks 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4.50 avg rating — 192,115 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.39 avg rating — 343,211 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed 4.18 avg rating — 11,214 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein 4.43 avg rating — 48,971 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers 4.29 avg rating — 5,708 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

17 books · 11 voters · list created November 22nd, 2022 by Em (votes) .

Tags: identity, race, self-help, social-commentary, sociology

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