How To Be an Antiracist

This is not an easy read, and it took me a long time to finish it, but I think it's important and undoubtedly sincere, charting the author's developing views on racism, and how to combat racism, in an autobiographical journey. I always worry the discussion will take place as if bigotry is only an issue with African Americans, but that isn't the case here - in fact the author points out that all prejudices reinforce each other (with particular attention to gender issues, spoiler alert- get used to the word intersectionality) and those who buy into them end up oppressing themselves.

I wanted to challenge my ideas of what tolerance really meant...and am I glad I did. Many beliefs I held, things I said, and feelings I experienced were unpacked & aggressively dismantled. If anything, this book has made me realize how long of a journey tolerance is, and how none of us are perfect. It's something I believe everyone should read as a bare minimum to tackling racism.