Lies about Black People
How to Combat Racist Stereotypes and Why It Matters

I don’t often describe a book as important but in this case, there is no better way to recommend this book. It is an important book to add to your anti-racist bookshelf and to share with your community regardless of your demographics. This thorough study on the lies about blacks people that we are to......more

This book was great in detailing the tremendous effort undertaken to instill the myth of black inferiority in American society. One of my biggest takeaways was the sense that the anti-black propaganda machine truly reflects white fragility. Many of the most heinous acts committed against black peopl......more

picked up Dibinga's book after hearing an interview with him on NPR. There have been entire books written on the systematic racism that perpetuates the lies he covers in individual chapters (Black people are bad with money and lazy, which is why they are poor; Black people can't swim; Black people......more

3.75 The author is a professor and diversity and inclusion expert and this book is meant to enlighten folks - not indoctrinate, or shame. Simply, to educate people about stereotypes in history, current bias and inequalities. Black and other racially marginalized groups are included. Unfortunately, th......more

This book addresses some of the racial stereotypes about Black folks (often but not exclusively African Americans), how they originated, and why they're harmful. It also offers some strategies for countering these stereotypes. The book is smart and thoughtful. It challenges the reader to think diffe......more