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Combined Destinies: Whites Sharing Grief about Racism
Author(s): Ann Todd Jealous (Author)
- Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
- Publication Date: 1 Feb. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 1612345743
- ISBN-13: 9781612345741
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A groundbreaking collection of stories by white Americans who recognize the pain and sorrow that racism has created in their lives. Everyone in society is hurt by racism, not just those who are its targets. What better way to teach this profound truth than to allow white people to share their epiphanies?”–Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University
— (11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM)
“Our discourse is replete with false dichotomies: environmentalism vs. prosperity, rich vs. poor, and white vs. black. While some special interests thrive on conflict, Americans don’t–we suffer. The first step toward healing is to realize that we’re all in this together.
Combined Destinies puts this in perspective like no other book. Read it and let one more false dichotomy dissolve into a deeper understanding of the way forward.”–Van Jones, former special advisor to the Obama White House and author of Rebuild the Dream— (11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM)
“This is a powerful collection that challenges us all to think about the role of race in our lives and our communities–and helps us do that. Each story takes you inside one person’s experience, and collectively they make you reflect on your own experience and beliefs. This book highlights just how important these continuing conversations around race are–for every person, of every race, of every background.”–Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America– (11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM)
“What a perceptive, well-written, and timely narrative.”–Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center
— (11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM)
“With the stories in
Combined Destinies, Ann Jealous and Caroline Haskell take us another step forward toward understanding the legacy of racism’s impact on all children.”–Marian Wright Edelman, president of Children’s Defense Fund— (11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM)
About the Author
CAROLINE T. HASKELL is a licensed clinical social worker and founding director of Health and Wellness Services at California State University–Monterey Bay and the campus affiliate director for the National Coalition Building Institute in Washington DC.
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