Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man [Paperback]

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An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have. So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address the systemic racism that has recently electrified protests in all fifty states. There is a fix, Acho says. But in order to access it, were going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations.

InUncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to askyet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and reverse racism. In his own words, he provides a space of compassion and understanding in a discussion that can lack both. He asks only for the readers curiositybut along the way, he will galvanize all of us to join the antiracist fight.

Emmanuel Acho, the son of Nigerian immigrant parents, grew up in Dallas with his three siblings. He is a #1New York Timesbestselling author and the host/producer of the Emmy AwardwinningUncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. His groundbreaking online series, intended to drive meaningful dialogue around racial insensitivity and ignorance, launched in June 2020, with more than 90 million views to date.

Emmanuel is a 2021 Sports Emmy winner, Fox Sports Analyst (cohost, FS1Speak for Yourself) and television personality. He is a former NFL linebacker and has a masters degree in sports psychology from the University of Texas.

This book from the former NFL player and current Fox Sports analyst provides a new voice in