How We Ended Racism, Justin Michael Williams
How We Ended Racism, Justin Michael Williams
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How We Ended Racism
Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation

Author: Justin Michael Williams, Shelly Tygielski

Narrator: Justin Michael Williams, Shelly Tygielski

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/24/2023


Synopsis

One of Inc.com's 6 New Leadership Books You Need to Read This Fall

“Daring . . . This visionary guide calls for a new form of advocacy that is both radically ambitious and practical.” ―Inc.

A Next Big Idea Club “Must Read”

“It’s the year 2050… and racism has ended.”

Could this really be our future? If so, what has to happen now to achieve such a radical change? In How We Ended Racism, Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski reveal a path for real and lasting global impact—not just talking about it, studying it, or making small steps, but actually ending racism in one generation.

Williams and Tygielski draw from a wide array of scientific studies, as well as their practical successes in teaching a multitude of diverse groups across perceived “divides,” to show us how to shift our perspective and enact lasting change in our families, workplaces, communities, and beyond. Here they provide solid answers to the questions future generations will ask about this pivotal time in history, by laying out the eight conditions that needed to arise in humanity to realize this possibility, covering:

• How was it possible? The research on large-scale social change that showed racism could end
• What were the first steps? Overcoming doubt, owning our emotions, and committing to truth
• What were the biggest challenges? Shadow work, big conversations, and forgiveness
• Which tools actually worked? The field-tested methods that allowed us to heal and connect
• Who ended racism? How we—each of us—helped our culture evolve to make racism a thing of the past

“You don’t fix racism,” say the authors. “You don’t fight it. You don’t make it better. You end it. We learned how to bridge any political or ideological divide—inviting liberals, conservatives, and everyone in between to cocreate a future worth fighting for.” Here is a guide that dares to envision a world beyond typical diversity, equity, and inclusion work while providing tools and action steps to create a liberated future—so that our descendants can look back at this era as the time when we decided to end racism for the good of all.

About Justin Michael Williams

Justin Michael Williams brings people together across divides with a multigenerational message of hope, empowerment, and unity. He is an award-winning speaker, GRAMMY®-nominated recording artist, and author of Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide for the Rest of Us and How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation (with Shelly Tygielski). For more, visit justinmichaelwilliams.com.

About Shelly Tygielski

Shelly Tygielski is a trauma-informed mindfulness teacher, speaker, and activist. She founded the CNN Heroes–featured global grassroots organization Pandemic of Love, is the cohost and executive producer of the television series All Hands on Deck, and is the author of Sit Down to Rise Up and How We Ended Racism (with Justin Michael Williams). For more, visit shellytygielski.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on December 31, 2023

How could racism really be ended? Mostly by addressing our "shadows" and addressing fears of the "others" and then reaching out to those who are open to being "called forward" toward visions of the future based on equality, according to these authors. Distilling their extensive experience in facilit......more

Goodreads review by Lily on April 14, 2024

Lots of concrete exercises & guides…I just wish I could be as optimistic as the authors......more

Goodreads review by Maileen on April 27, 2024

While racial hierarchies have been one of the primary organizing aspects of American society for centuries, it is possible to end racism in one generation. To get there, we all must be willing to face difficult internal work. Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski wrote to transcend racial div......more

Goodreads review by Becca on January 21, 2024

Please Red This work is important. This book is for every hue of pigmentation. This work plants seeds that each of may tend to create the lush, furtile garden/jungle that humans and all of and on this planet need.......more