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Do the Work!: An Antiracist Activity Book by Kate Schatz, W. Kamau Bell
3.0
informative

"Do the Work!" is an interactive workbook that helps readers to recognise privilege and systemic racism.

The book has a clear focus on the United States of America so several of the activities and situations noted weren't known to me and/or relevant to my country, HOWEVER, I still found this book to be extremely relevant and useful.

In order to get the best outcome from this book, people, in particular white people, will need to put aside their defensiveness and be open to accepting that we don't have to be actively racist in order to promote racist systems and beliefs. 

The format is exciting and engaging and will appeal to a lot of young adult readers. I personally found it too busy and chaotic, but I believe it'll appeal to many.

I really loved all the further reading recommendations shared throughout the book and the "Do the Work" boxes that give suggestions on how to be actively anti-racist.