Speaking of Race: How to Have Antiracist Conversations That Bring Us Together

Abstract

and scholarly work. Instead, Speaking of Race zeroes in on the fundamentals of racism and offers a tutorial on carrying out antiracist conversations. By refuting the fallacy of taking rhetoric as “the art of tricking people with words” (3–4), the book aims to explain people’s sharp disagreements and ineffective definitions regarding racism and discusses what lessons we can learn from such pitfalls and fallacies. To this end, she clearly structures the small yet informative book into two parts, “Racism is hard to talk about” and “what to say when talking about racism.” The two chapters are further divided into 13 sub-topics and “A Final Note,” all of which contribute to the common goal of effectively carrying out antiracist conversations. 342 BOOK REVIEWS