"Insightful and very short. What I do wish, though, is that someone would write about racism in the context of countries that are not US or UK, that are overwhelmingly white and have no history of colonisation or slavery (in the case of my country we in fact have that history, but in reverse - us being oppressed by larger neighbours). This doesn't mean racism doesn't exist in those countries, quite to the contrary, but the challenges are different.

I understand that Uwagba cannot write that book and I'm not holding it against her:) Reading her essay simply reminded me of this issue that has been on my mind for years. "

"“Black people cannot ourselves abolish whiteness - white people will need to relinquish it.�

So many uncomfortable truths all “well-meaning white people� attempting to be allies to the Black community need to hear. Blunt yet kind, Uwagba encourages the reader to continue on the path to true allyship; to choose to do more than the status quo.

“This is not to dismiss their efforts (�) but it’s also time to acknowledge that those efforts aren’t going to get us where we need to go.�

A deeply thought provoking read that I will be sharing with the other white people in my life.



Trigger/Content Warnings: police brutality, racism, micro aggressions, slavery, mention of rape

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