Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option, Jenny Booth Potter
Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option, Jenny Booth Potter
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Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option
One Woman's Journey into Everyday Antiracism

Author: Jenny Booth Potter

Narrator: Jenny Booth Potter

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/20/2022

Synopsis

During a bus ride with a group of fellow college students, Jenny Booth Potter came to a life-changing realization. She decided that racism in all its forms—in policies and systems, in organizations and churches, in neighborhoods and families—could no longer be tolerated. And even though Jenny didn't know what to do about racism, she was certain of one thing: doing nothing is no longer an option. That declaration Jenny made to her peers was more than seven words uttered on a bus. It was a vow, a lifetime commitment to seek racial justice.

With candor and humility, Jenny shares her very imperfect but relentless journey of growing in awareness of racism, of reckoning with her own white privilege, and of learning how to be an antiracism advocate alongside her young family. If you're anything like Jenny was on that bus—overwhelmed by the enormity of racism and compelled to do something, but uncertain if you can actually make any difference—then this book is for you. Join Jenny and see for yourself what everyday antiracism looks like.

About Jenny Booth Potter

Jenny Booth Potter is a creative producer, storyteller, and cohost of The Next Question, a web series about expanding our imagination for racial justice. She has coled racial justice trainings across the country for churches and organizations, and is a founding partner of HerSelf Media, an organization that aims to create stories that empower and bring joy to Black women. Jenny and her husband make their home outside of Chicago with their two boys and one wild puppy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Reading_ on June 28, 2022

It seems like a constant war reading books on racism. It's a happening topic which cannot be neglected. Also, it's a very sensitive topic which can turn out to be either very wrong or very subjectively okay. Opposition towards a certain community or agreeing to a certain opinion is not the issue her......more

Goodreads review by MJ on September 09, 2022

I first “met” Jenny the way a lot of White folks on the antiracism journey did- through Austin Channing Brown’s book. Austin’s story of the Sankofa trip where they met made me reflect on the kind of friend I was to the Black women in my life and made me want to show up for them better. I’ve often lo......more

Goodreads review by Lynne on December 20, 2023

This book, which I want to say, links beautifully with Austin Channing Brown’s book, Still Here:Black Dignity ina World Made for Whiteness, is the Jenny’s honest story of moving from a colorblind mindset into a justice focus as an ally in this world. She says it better than I can! I have needed this......more

Goodreads review by Sara on January 30, 2023

I thought I'd sit down and read this in a day or two, but I took it slow. I read several portions to my husband. It sparked conversations about growing up around words like colorblind. I've examined parts of myself and my assumptions in new and needed ways. Many examples from the book stick in my mi......more

Goodreads review by Grace on November 14, 2022

In this profound book, Jenny Booth Potter invites the reader into the story of a bus ride that changed her life. In college, she participated in a trip to learn about racism. While only a couple days, this trip changed her life trajectory. She realized that racism in all of its forms could no longer......more

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