Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man

Title: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Author: Emmanuel Acho
Genre: Informative, Non-Fiction
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 295
Reason Read: Recommended
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My Thoughts

Emmanuel Acho is the son of Nigerian immigrants. After the death of George Floyd, he wanted to help white people understand why Black Lives Matter and other systemic racism issues are a problem in the U.S. “You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” He started a video series with the same name answering questions from his white viewers and then decided to write a book to go along with his series.

I’m glad I read UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN. Acho doesn’t pull any punches as he discusses race, Black culture, and racism in a very open and sometimes uncomfortable conversation with his readers. I thought Acho’s words were eye-opening and they gave me a lot to think about. If more white people were willing to sit down and read his words, maybe we could actually learn from our mistakes and end racism and bias once and for all.