Uncomfortable Conversations with a Bl..., Emmanuel Acho
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Bl..., Emmanuel Acho
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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
Racism, Injustice, and How You Can Be a Changemaker

Author: Emmanuel Acho

Narrator: Landon Woodson

Unabridged: 4 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/04/2021

Synopsis

Adapted from Emmanuel Acho's New York Times bestseller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, comes an essential young listeners edition aimed at opening a dialogue about systemic racism with our youngest generation.

Young people have the power to affect sweeping change, and the key to mending the racial divide in America lies in giving them the tools to ask honest questions and take in the difficult answers.

Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism—from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams—to insightful lessons in black history and black culture.

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is just one way young listeners can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives and communities.

A Macmillan Audio production from Roaring Brook Press

About Emmanuel Acho

Emmanuel Acho picked up a football and made it to the NFL. He picked up a pen and became a New York Times bestselling author for Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, followed by the #1 bestseller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy. He picked up a microphone and won a Primetime Emmy for his groundbreaking online series, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, amassing more than 90 million views to date. All this by the age of thirty, because of his ability to think and act illogically.Emmanuel, the son of Nigerian immigrant parents, grew up in Dallas with his three siblings. He is a 2021 Sports Emmy winner, Fox Sports analyst (cohost of FS1’s Speak), and television personality. He is a former NFL linebacker and has a master’s degree in sports psychology from the University of Texas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy | Foxy Blogs on July 30, 2021

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is the young adult version of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. Mr. Acho is reaching out to the younger generation to help them understand how we got to where we are today and how we can move forward in a way that respects other cultures.Audio......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on February 25, 2023

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Goodreads review by Reading_seas0n on December 17, 2022

This was made plain and simple that there is no way someone can not take something away from this book and still think in a racist way - well, they can't wholly be unchanged, at least. I highly believe that this should be a must-read for kids in middle school. It both makes things clear to understand......more

Goodreads review by Kandyce on December 25, 2024

I specifically read this because I have it in my high school library and it’s on “the list”. After reading it, I guess thinking or having an opinion is the intended target for removal. To clarify, I haven’t been asked to remove, but it was highlighted for me because I’m the only one in the district......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on June 09, 2021

Another great book to add to your bookshelf if you want to raise an antiracist child.......more

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