Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-10-28
Chris Williamson & John McWhorter: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #390
How Does Anti-Racism Hurt Black People? - John McWhorter - #390
John McWhorter is a linguist, associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University and an author. The last 5 years has seen race become a primary flash point for culture, news, protests, social justice, hiring, firing, media and politics.
Chris Williamson discussed White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo and How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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White Fragility
Discussed“i've not read white fragility or how to be anti-racist please don't how would you describe those books to me”
Where to get it
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How to Be an Antiracist
Discussed“i've not read white fragility or how to be anti-racist please don't how would you describe those books to me”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Woke Racism
“and this book has been written to blow the whistle on it”
Passing Between the World and Me
“like one of them was tanahasi coates book um between the world and me and four others that were kind of like that”
Plugged Woke Racism
“john mcguire ladies and gentlemen woke racism will be linked in the show notes below”