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Essays about race, resegregation, culture and a way forward for Americans. Powerful. Better after discussing in book club.

Sometime in the near future I‘ll be returning to the Nerd Farmer Podcast to discuss a book I love, We Gon‘ Be Alright, with 2016 WA Teacher of the Year Nate Bowling and friends. Before we record the podcast, tweet your thoughts/questions (use #NerdFarmReads) and we‘ll include them in our discussion.

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These essays challenged me to pause and reflect -they were very well written and well supported, and in some cases highlighted either perspectives or viewpoints I hadn't considered, or presented supporting arguments that were different than I had seen in other essays. Not a collection to rush through, I felt like I wanted time after each essay to linger with the concepts.

And another for my social justice stack! I‘ve heard great things ...

This was a short, but dense book about diversity, identity and desegregation. It's amazing what Chang can do with one sentence. This is a well detailed account about the ways in which universities use diversity without really supporting their diverse population. Oh, & he writes the best essay I have ever read about Lemonade. I fully recommend. It's not an easy read, but I think it's about commitment- committing and working hard for equality.

My TBR keeps growing faster than I can knock it out! And this doesn't even show the books stacking up on my Kindle! (or that stack of library books in the background that I also need to read...)

@BookishFeminist 😍#SummerSantaGoesPostal

My post for @Liberty 's #READATHONESSAYS giveaway! When I saw her post I thought to myself that I rarely read essays. Then I realized that was totally untrue and I love essays! I just don't realize I'm reading them. This was a recent favorite. Intense, and real Jeff Chang goes into some difficult topics, but he makes it very accessible for lots of different people. Also, he was a joy to meet!!!

Another book that is an absolute must read for anyone interested in/concerned by the treatment of POC in the US.

The essays are fantastic, the best being the one about Michael Brown & Ferguson, and the other about what it means to identify as Asian American.

Lunch time reading. So far, so much good in here. #importantreads #readharderchallenge #lunchtimereads

I enjoyed Chang's writing style and the essays in this collection are solid. I think this book's limitation is the slimness-- it felt a little incomplete. But overall it's a worthwhile read.

Yay, my library ebook hold was ready today! Thanks #Clevnet!

#readjanuary day 30: #2016booksyoumissedouton
So. Many. Good. Ones.
Or at least they sound and look like good ones. I wouldn't know - I've yet to read them!
Also I really should stop saying I want to read The Fire This Time already and #JustReadIt

Have you read any of these and would you recommend them?

The Hour 36 challenge is all about diversity! Today also marks the start of #diverseathon, a week-long readathon celebrating #ownvoices. These are my picks. Do you have suggestions? Leave them in a comment on this post for a chance to win: https://24in48.com/2017/01/22/hour-36-diverseathon-ownvoices/
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Thanks to your rainbows, @jmillwanders @rachelmhearn and I are each donating $78 to HRC. If you missed it, how about donating yourself?

In addition to today's inauguration horrors, I had something of a personal catastrophe yesterday. I haven't been in a reading mood, though I'm trying to remedy that tonight.

This is my @24in48 #24in48 stack for tomorrow. I'll be at the Boston March in the a.m. but will read most of the rest of the weekend. Emphasis on women and POC writers / civil rights and feminism.

My 12 y.o. mostly blind since kittenhood kitty purring away. #catsoflitsy

We Gon' Be Alright was one of my favourite books this year and my top recommendation for 2016. Check out my blog for a full post about my favourite books of 2016.

Important themes with different historical and contemporary perspective. More info on Hawaii, Beyonce, Quota systems, and Asian activism or lack thereof. I did drift a little bit once in awhile.

Started listening to We Gon Be Alright this morning. Kicking myself for already doing my top 5 audiobooks of the year, because this might have ended up on it. (Who am I kidding, I'll probably finish it in January, I'm the slowest at audiobooks.)

Anyways, he's starting off by talking about Trump's rise to power and it's horrifying and depressing.

#audiobooks #socialjustice #racism #WeGonBeAlright

This book. This book I think shares some of what has happened to America and how we need to be open to talking about race and the role it has played in all our institutions. Chang covers a lot in this small volume that I think it would help every American to read.

A great book written with passion but without anger. Just read it.

So I didn't know that this happened (the ruining of the memorials) I don't know if I missed it in the news or if it wasn't reported or if I'm not following the right news but this has fueled my anger about it even more.

This paragraph in particular makes things make sense to me. "...peace and justice are inseparable from each other."

🔊 I went a little crazy with the Audible sale, but MAN I'm excited. I'll be starting We Gon' Be Alright on my way to work Monday morning. 🔊

#audiobooks #nonfiction #toread #Audible #booksonsale #readersgonnaread #booklife

If the choice is framed as one of silence versus noise, in the long run most people prefer silence.

"institutional neglect of racism and in justice us to exercise of power, the kind of power that refuses to notice and refuses to speak." Y'all this book is fire ?.

Oh man you guys, this Audible sale... time to stock up! 😄💰📚

#audiobooks #Audible #booksonsale #takemymoney

This did happen, but not as benignly as after "a meeting." Wolfe was in Kansas City MO attending my school's (UMKC) fundraiser gala for our Conservatory. I was at the gala, but I didn't personally witness the confrontation. Our chancellor and some Cons faculty were outside the venue with Wolfe, as well as police officers, when this confrontation took place. This outrage at Wolfe and the events/climate at Mizzou was certainly statewide and beyond.

#NovemberStats! Happy to be reading mostly women (I realized now I didn't count Fiona Staples of the 3 Saga volumes in that count, so I did better than I thought!) "Books started" includes books I started in November that I haven't finished yet! Also, don't expect a #DecemberTBR because I know by now I'm never gonna read exactly what I've planned to. I go where my mood and mind lead me! ?

Stunning. Eye opening. Powerful. Provoking. Poignant. They're all words that describe this book & the emotions it stirred within me while reading. I read it in chapters, letting each chapter sink in. We've reached a precipice one in which we now need to make a decision to take a stand & fight for equality, for justice, for peace for everyone, especially those who are most at risk & discriminated against. Must read book for 2016!

If this book isn't in your TBR list it should be. The subject of this book is so relevant to our world today & what is happening not only in the US but in many western countries in the world today. Silence and apathy don't solve anything. Speak up, speak up for yourself, speak up for those who you love & those who have been historically oppressed, & speak out against those who wish to & continue to inflict harm.

Some powerful stuff!

This book only arrived in the mail yesterday but I've been raring to read it since I first heard about it. I think it's even more poignant considering the state of the world that we are in today.

Excellent. And more necessary now than ever.

"People of color are allowed, even required to perform, and, especially these days on issues of race, to edify as well. 'Here you are, now entertain us'. But are we allowed to lead?"

Part of me thinks I should wait another few weeks for this book, but it's so good. And painful. And good.
#audible #audiobook

This book is so good and so needed right now. I'm growing more aware of how posting that I'm reading stuff like this might look like "ally theater" (something I want to avoid), and I see how continuing to share the effects of racism and white supremacy can be hard for those who hurt from it to see. There are so many facets to all things in life, and knowing how both sides see the issue is important. I'm working on it.

Once again, reading while DH gets his skates sharpened. The book fits in my purse. :-)

#Bookmail makes me happy. 📚📬 So do stupid movies with hunky blondes in them like The Legend of #Tarzan 📽

Trying to get back into reading after...you know...and I guess this is the perfect book for it, in lots of ways.

The timeliest of library hold pick-ups today [heavy sigh]. But I am so grateful for Litsy, which has proven to be by far the safest, best, and most uplifting online space at a moment like this. Big thanks and love to you all!! 💜

It seems right to read this today.

I read so many great books this month... some of my top favs were: Lab Girl, Hamilton, We Gon' Be Alright, Reasons to Stay Alive, Necessary Trouble, Where Am I Now, & Hag-Seed - some of these will definitely be appearing in my Top Favs of 2016 list 😀📚
#octoberwrapup #readingstats #favsof2016

Starting this one.

So many beautifully articulated points leaving me inarticulate. How can I explain why you need to read this? BECAUSE YOU JUST DO, OKAY?! You will come away a better informed, more compassionate, educated citizen, who has hopefully spent some time thinking critically about the realities of modern racism in America.

Quick, timely, & necessary look at America's racial & social constructs. Chang posits that society has undergone resegregation by looking at a variety of topics, from BLM & police violence, the Civil Rights movement, Native Hawaiians, Asian American identity, the symbolism in Beyoncé's Lemonade, & the intersections between race, gender, & other identities. Emotional & biting, yet accessible, intelligent, & positive academic scholarship. ✊?✊?✊?

A collection of essays with a very broad scope. A perceptive look at post-Ferguson America, race and resegregration, all the while drawing lines with past movements and incidents to show us the path taken to where we are today. Insightful with a lot of references for further reading.

Reading on my phone this morning because Noodle told me I'm not allowed to sit up to read. Thank goodness for ebooks! 🐭💕

I'm floored by this collection of essays so far.

#thebookishferrets

Afternoon reading. #bookmail

a great read, perhaps not an easy one, but it is a necessary one. also I especially loved the chapters that discussed the rise of Trump, segregation in cities, & Ferguson and everything that came out of that situation
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#nonfiction #blacklivesmatter #favsof2016