The book is about race in the contemporary United States, each chapter titled after a question. Oluo was reluctant to spend so much time writing about race, but was inspired after beginning to ask people what issues they face when talking about race and hearing the responses of people of color. Oluo was convinced into writing a book by her agent, who conceived of a "guidebook" in which Oluo answered questions she regularly received on social media or addressed in her essays. So You Want to Talk About Race is her first book. The book received positive critical reception, with renewed interest following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, after which the book re-entered The New York Times Best Seller list.Īuthor Ijeoma Oluo was an editor-at-large at The Establishment. Oluo outlines her opinions on the topics as well as advice about how to talk about the issues. Each chapter title is a question about race in contemporary America. So You Want to Talk About Race is a 2018 non-fiction book by Ijeoma Oluo.
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