I anticipated this being a difficult book to read, but while the subject matter is indeed serious the prose is conversational, personal and very accessible. This is, in fact, the "easiest" book I have ever read which tackles race head-on and I'm very grateful for it. Oluo lays out practical strategies for engaging in conversations about race in America, whether they come up at work, in a social setting or online. She gives factual information, with cited sources leading to more research. Some of the topics include intersectionality, police brutality, affirmative action, microaggressions, student protests and local political action. I was extremely ignorant about race and racism for essentially my entire life up until grad school. I feel like I'm still in the baby steps phase of even recognizing the scope of our country's deeply rooted systemic racist problems. This book helped, and I highly recommend it.