Adapted from Emmanuel Acho's New York Times bestseller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, comes an essential young listeners edition aimed at opening a dialogue about systemic racism with our youngest generation.
Young people have the power to affect sweeping change, and the key to mending the racial divide in America lies in giving them the tools to ask honest questions and take in the difficult answers.
Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism—from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams—to insightful lessons in black history and black culture.
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is just one way young listeners can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives and communities.
A Macmillan Audio production from Roaring Brook Press
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
Racism, Injustice, and How You Can Be a Changemaker
2 of 2 copies available
2 of 2 copies available
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May 4, 2021 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781250802149
- File size: 142167 KB
- Duration: 04:56:10
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- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 1090
- Text Difficulty: 7-9
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AudioFile Magazine
Inspired by former football player Emmanuel Acho's popular video series, this audiobook is aimed primarily at young listeners who are unfamiliar with the basic concepts, history, and effects of systemic racism in America. The intent is to help kids along "the road to antiracist allyship," and narrator Landon Woodson supports this intent with the serious, encouraging tone of a friendly coach. While he covers topics that are complicated and often grim, Woodson's conversational style keeps the material grounded, and his pacing is slow enough to follow yet brisk enough that it doesn't lapse into a lecture. This adaptation may not be the most comprehensive audiobook about racism for kids, but it provides a solid listening experience, making it a useful tool for youth, caregivers, and educators. R.A.H. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
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- English
Levels
- Lexile® Measure:1090
- Text Difficulty:7-9
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