Speaking of race : why we need to talk about race--and how to do it effectively
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references.

"A guide to having productive conversations about race"--,Provided by publisher.

"A self-described 'light-skinned Black Jew,' Celeste Headlee has been forced to speak about race?including having to defend or define her own?since childhood. In her career as a journalist for public media, she?s made it a priority to talk about race proactively. She?s discovered, however, that those exchanges have rarely been productive. While many people say they want to talk about race, the reality is, they want to talk about race with people who agree with them. The subject makes us uncomfortable; it?s often not considered polite or appropriate. To avoid these painful discussions, we stay in our bubbles, reinforcing our own sense of righteousness as well as our division. Yet we gain nothing by not engaging with those we disagree with; empathy does not develop in a vacuum and racism won?t just fade away. If we are to effect meaningful change as a society, Headlee argues, we have to be able to talk about what that change looks like without fear of losing friends and jobs, or being ostracized. In Speaking of Race, Headlee draws from her experiences as a journalist, and the latest research on bias, communication, and neuroscience to provide practical advice and insight for talking about race that will facilitate better conversations that can actually bring us closer together." --book jacket