This book was available as a free ALC via @librofm, but I have preordered a copy of the UK paperback so that I'll have a hard copy to refer back to and mark up. Because this isn't a book you can listen to or read passively one time and be done with. Me & White Supremacy is a springboard for a lifetime of anti-racist work, work which, as we all know by now, is never finished.

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Set out as a 28-day work book, Me & White Supremacy is for anyone who wields white privilege. It's for anyone who believes 'white supremacy' only refers to far-right extremists. It's for anyone who considers themselves a 'good white person' who isn't actively racist and therefore has no work to do. This is possibly the most harmful category, as these people will continue to participate in and perpetuate white supremacy, while believing they are not part of the problem.

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This book isn't a magical cure that will transform people with white privilege into anti-racists. It is however, an excellent starting point for committing to the lifelong journey of anti-racism. It equips you with the ability to recognise racist behaviours such as white exceptionalism, white saviorism, tokenism, tone-policing and more. And once you've learned to recognise them, you can start to unlearn these behaviours which have been ingrained in people with white privilege since birth.

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If you're going to do the audiobook, you need to be willing to set aside time every day to sit down and work through it with pen & paper, pausing it or writing down each journaling prompt. What you end up with will be a valuable resource for you going forward. And when you do the book again and again, you can look back at your past answers too, revealing different layers to your engagement with the work.

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At the end, Saad sums up how a lot of white people and people with white privilege are feeling right now - and reiterates that it's a privilege in itself to be uncomfortable and angry and heartbroken. It's nothing to the pain and injustice BIPOC carry every day, and that their ancestors carried every day. She also reminds people with white privilege how important it is to hold on to that fiery rage in your belly. Without it, it might be tempting to slip back into the comforting arms of white apathy. Being awake to the pain is how we keep fighting for change.