Allies : real talk about showing up, screwing up, and trying again
Title:
Allies : real talk about showing up, screwing up, and trying again
Author:
Bourne, Shakirah, editor.
ISBN:
9780744039917
Uniform Title:
Allies (Bourne and Levy)
Edition:
First American edition.
Physical Description:
238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Dana's absolutely perfect fail-safe no mistakes guaranteed way to be an ally / An open letter to the young Black queer / Hey kid, choose your battles / Round and round we go / This is what it feels like / A bus, a poster, and a mirror / Travel logs of a Black Caribbean woman: embracing the glitches / Stutter buddy / The unsafe space / Dismantling judgment / "Why didn't anyone else say anything?" / From author, to ally, to co-conspirator / Lupe / "Did you know Gandhi was racist?" / Lifting as she climbs / Counting on Esteban
Abstract:
Presents a collection of seventeen essays that explore what being an ally is, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers.
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