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Lies about Black People
How to Combat Racist Stereotypes and Why It Matters
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About this book
From the Black Lives Matter movement to the health and economic disparities exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been forced to reckon with our country’s fraught history – and present – of racial bias and inequality. Now that we have scratched the surface on courageous conversations about race, many are wondering: what is the next step towards healing and justice? Lies About Black People: How to Combat Racist Stereotypes and Why it Matters is designed for anyone who wants to examine their own biases and behaviors with a deeper critical lens in order to take action, make change, and engage positively in the fight for racial equality.
In this honest and welcoming book, diversity and inclusion expert, professor, and award-winning speaker Dr. Omekongo Dibinga argues that we must embark on a massive undertaking to re-educate ourselves on the stereotypes that have proven harmful, and too often deadly, to the Black community. Through personal anecdotes, nuanced historical inquiry, and engaging analysis of modern-day events and their historical context and implications, this invaluable guide will break down some of the most powerful lies told about Black people. Whether those lies are pernicious, like the idea that “most black people are criminals,” or seemingly innocuous, like the notion that “black people can’t swim,” all of the lies and stereotypes combatted in this book are rooted in hate and continue to undermine not only Black people in America, but our society as a whole. Beyond combatting these harmful lies, Dr. Dibinga also provides readers with powerful insights on our racial vocabulary, reflective hands-on exercises that will allow readers to confront and change their own biases, and an honest discussion about how to move beyond misplaced shame and use privilege to serve others.
Featuring personal surveys alongside real-life interviews with those who have been affected by racial biases first-hand, this open and thoughtful guide will lead readers on a path to understanding, action, and change.
In this honest and welcoming book, diversity and inclusion expert, professor, and award-winning speaker Dr. Omekongo Dibinga argues that we must embark on a massive undertaking to re-educate ourselves on the stereotypes that have proven harmful, and too often deadly, to the Black community. Through personal anecdotes, nuanced historical inquiry, and engaging analysis of modern-day events and their historical context and implications, this invaluable guide will break down some of the most powerful lies told about Black people. Whether those lies are pernicious, like the idea that “most black people are criminals,” or seemingly innocuous, like the notion that “black people can’t swim,” all of the lies and stereotypes combatted in this book are rooted in hate and continue to undermine not only Black people in America, but our society as a whole. Beyond combatting these harmful lies, Dr. Dibinga also provides readers with powerful insights on our racial vocabulary, reflective hands-on exercises that will allow readers to confront and change their own biases, and an honest discussion about how to move beyond misplaced shame and use privilege to serve others.
Featuring personal surveys alongside real-life interviews with those who have been affected by racial biases first-hand, this open and thoughtful guide will lead readers on a path to understanding, action, and change.
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Table of contents
- Foreword: “I’m Going to Live the Life I Sing about in My Song” Michael Eric Dyson
- Introduction: The Love That Hate Produced
- 1 A Word on My Words
- 2 Racism Is the Real “Big Lie”!
- 3 Why We Must Fight Lies about Black People
- 4 You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
- 5 Your Racial Vocabulary
- 6 Lies the Media Told Us
- 7 Do Black People Feel Pain?
- 8 Aren’t Black People More Likely to Be Criminals?
- 9 Black People Just Can’t Afford to Live Here!
- 10 Black People Are Just Bad with Money!
- 11 Black People Can’t Swim: The Great Double Entendre
- 12 The White-Privilege Card
- 13 The Lies behind White Lives Matter and All Lives Matter
- 14 Critical Race Theory and Disinformation
- 15 Black Intelligence: Real or Artificial?
- 16 Anti-Blackness Is Global
- 17 Be a LEADer!
- 18 Is Your Organization Antiracist?
- 19 Does Your Organization Need a Diversity Dictionary?
- 20 Beyond Performative Celebrations of the Black Experience
- 21 Increasing Black Representation in Your Organizations
- 22 Elevating Black Students: Becoming a More Culturally Competent Teacher
- 23 Let’s Go UPstander!
- Glossary
- Acknowledgments
- Notes