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No.
I don't know what it's like.
I never have known what it's like.
I never WILL know what it's like.
I can drape myself in empathy and sympathy but that is as far as I should ever expect to go. I can preach, and amplify, and support...but I cannot know.
Because I cannot know, I need to listen. I need to ask questions in the quest for understanding, and from a place of humility. I need to listen to the answers...not wait for my turn to talk.
I live in a place that is "a little better", but even here t ...more
I don't know what it's like.
I never have known what it's like.
I never WILL know what it's like.
I can drape myself in empathy and sympathy but that is as far as I should ever expect to go. I can preach, and amplify, and support...but I cannot know.
Because I cannot know, I need to listen. I need to ask questions in the quest for understanding, and from a place of humility. I need to listen to the answers...not wait for my turn to talk.
I live in a place that is "a little better", but even here t ...more
The author crafts this book as a letter of sorts to his son. He's trying to impart his wisdom and lived experience through this book. Some touches on his experiences as a young person that shaped him and others are his observations about how his son is different and similar to him. A great deal explains what has made this father the man he is the contemporary world.
The section that appealed most to me was the author's account of French class, which he perceived as a waste of time in school. Als ...more
The section that appealed most to me was the author's account of French class, which he perceived as a waste of time in school. Als ...more
Mar 14, 2016
Journeywoman
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it was amazing
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Brilliant, brilliant.
There are no words.
There are no words.
Despite being very interested in race matters and recognizing the elegance of the author's writing, I just did not connect with this book. I really wanted to like it, but put it down halfway through. Am open to trying again though.
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This is best described by the Toni Morrison quote; "This is required reading."
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Sep 17, 2018
Shana Tritsch
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Feb 20, 2019
Heather Griffitts Clark
marked it as to-read
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Dec 29, 2020
Anna Ellis
is currently reading it
