I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

This book is written by a black woman with a white man’s name. When she asked her parents why they chose that name for her, they told her she would realize why when she was older. She still gets looks when she responds to someone calling her name. She is not what people expect.

The lessons she learned as a child about how to behave made me think all children should be treated in the same manner. Her description about a typical day at work made me wonder if I treated Black coworkers in the same way.

These are the titles of the chapters:
Chapter 1: White People are Exhausting
Chapter 2: Playing Spades
Chapter 3: The Other Side of Harmony
Chapter 4: Ain’t No Friends Here
Chapter 5: Whiteness at Work
Interlude: Why I Love Being a Black Girl
Chapter 6: White Fragility
Chapter 7: Nice White People
Chapter 8: The Story We Tell
Chapter 9: Creative Anger
Interlude: How to Survive Racism in an Organization That Claims to Be Antiracist
Chapter 10: The Ritual of Fear
Chapter 11: A God for the Accused
Chapter 12: We’re Still Here
Interlude: A Letter to My Son
Chapter 13: Justice, Then Reconciliation
Chapter 14: Standing in the Shadow of Hope

I believe this book is very relevant to the current political climate. There were many “wow” moments for me while reading this book. I highly recommend this book to everyone.