Under Our Skin, Benjamin Watson
Under Our Skin, Benjamin Watson
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Under Our Skin
Getting Real about Race--and Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us

Author: Benjamin Watson

Narrator: JD Jackson

Unabridged: 6 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/17/2015

Synopsis

Can it ever get better? This is the question Benjamin Watson is asking. In a country aflame with the fallout from the racial divide—in which Ferguson, Charleston, and the Confederate flag dominate the national news, daily seeming to rip the wounds open ever wider—is there hope for honest and healing conversation? For finally coming to understand each other on issues that are ultimately about so much more than black and white?

An NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints and a widely read and followed commentator on social media, Watson has taken the Internet by storm with his remarkable insights about some of the most sensitive and charged topics of our day. Now, in Under Our Skin, Watson draws from his own life, his family legacy, and his role as a father to sensitively and honestly examine both sides of the race debate and appeal to the power and possibility of faith as a step toward healing.

About Benjamin Watson

Benjamin Watson was drafted in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. As a Patriot, Benjamin received a Super Bowl ring in his rookie year. He now plays for the New Orleans Saints. He lives with his wife, Kirsten, and their five children in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barnabas on November 28, 2015

As a white man I think every white person would benefit from reading this book. Watson's perspective is balanced and his tone is gracious but he does not shy away from pointed realities and uncomfortable truths. I felt convicted and encouraged reading this book and am REALLY thankful he wrote it. He......more

Goodreads review by Anwar on November 29, 2015

"So when our God-given differences make us think we are somehow better than others, we must reevaluate the foolishness of our thinking." -Under Our Skin By Benjamin Watson is an amazing read which I recommend to every race and gender. This book is needed especially with the racial divide going on tod......more

Goodreads review by Brice on September 01, 2020

It is rare that I read a book that a so strongly agree with, AND am simultaneously challenged by! This book, though not as academic or historic as many other race-related books on the scene right now, had some of the most helpful and vulnerable content I’ve read. I am a huge fan! One striking takeawa......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on June 30, 2020

I went into this book pretty blindly, hoping for something that would make me think and help me see things more clearly. I was also looking for a book that would be a good addition to my high school class library. I didn’t know much about Benjamin Watson besides that he was a great football player,......more

Goodreads review by Brian on February 02, 2016

I'm a 49 year old white christian man, married with 3 kids, never been in jail, never harmed anyone intentionally, grew up in an all white town, never associated with many other races until I joined the military, with all the racial tension in America I thought it wise to start checking my own heart......more

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