{"product_id":"im-still-here-black-dignity-in-a-world-made-for-whiteness-9781524760854","title":"I'm Still Here: Reese's Book Club: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America's love affair with \"diversity\" so often falls short of its ideals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Austin Channing Brown introduces herself as a master memoirist. This book will break open hearts and minds.\"--Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustin Channing Brown's first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents had named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, \"I had to learn what it means to love blackness,\" a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America's racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a time when nearly every institution (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claims to value diversity in its mission statement, Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice. Her stories bear witness to the complexity of America's social fabric--from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers who have engaged with America's legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, \u003ci\u003eI'm Still Here\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God's ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness--if we let it--can save us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Channing Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Convergent Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524760854\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin Channing Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is a speaker, writer, and media producer providing inspired leadership on racial justice in America. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eI'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness \u003c\/i\u003eand the executive producer of the web series \u003ci\u003eThe Next Question\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing and work have been featured by outlets such as \u003ci\u003eOn Being, Chicago Tribune, Christianity Today, Sojourners, Shondaland, \u003c\/i\u003e and WNYC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Convergent Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827234455667,"sku":"1524760854","price":28.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4362bf02-34bd-4905-ac5e-421893aa19d7.jpg?v=1644563167","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/im-still-here-black-dignity-in-a-world-made-for-whiteness-9781524760854","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}