How to Be Less Stupid About Race

By Crystal M. Fleming,

Book cover of How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide

Book description

A unique and irreverent take on everything that's wrong with our “national conversation about race”—and what to do about it

How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have thoroughly corrupted the way race is represented in the…

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Why read it?

1 author picked How to Be Less Stupid About Race as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love this book because Fleming offers necessary socio-historical correctives and demystifies many myths that people believe about race, racism, and stereotypes.

The writing is punchy, pithy and humorous. As such, it is entertainingly educational and scholarly while presenting facts in a way that is accessible to general readers.

I also love this book because it is incredibly useful both to those who are “stupid about race,” so to speak, and those who aren’t. For the former, I think this is a great book to start with on one’s journey toward becoming more race-conscious and more educated about race.

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