by lindaoppenheim | Jul 24, 2018 | Review
New Yorker writer Katy Waldman reviews sociologist Robin DiAngelo’s new book, White Fragility. The defensive, often outraged reactions of white people to learning the unpleasant realities of racism, often in their own behavior, work “‘to reinstate...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 5, 2018 | Article, Review
It is appropriate to close the evening which was devoted to delving into the meaning of white supremacy and its hold on American society with a link to this special issue of Yes! magazine. “Through reporting, photography, commentary, and even poetry, 14...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 8, 2018 | Review
In her speech at the 2018 Golden Globes Award Ceremony, Oprah Winfrey referenced Recy Taylor. In this review, Soraya Nadia McDonald relates Taylor’s story and that of other women, drawn from the book At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 7, 2017 | Review
A brief list of books by indigenous writers for the youngest children presenting contemporary indigenous people without stereotypes. To see the annotated list, click here.
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 29, 2017 | Review
In her review of young adult books for Booklist, published by the American Library Association, Zara Rix states “the variety and quantity of books by and about black lives is expanding, and this is good news, since they highlight the distinct ways in which black...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 12, 2016 | Review
In his review (Esquire, Dec 12, 2016) of the soon to be released documentary I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck, based on an unfinished Baldwin manuscript, Remember This House, Manuel Betancourt remarks that “white identity is the most insidious precisely because...
