It remained on the list until September 13 and reappeared October 4. Having been listed for one week previously, it re-entered The New York Times Best Seller list in the category Combined Print & E-book Nonfiction on June 14, 2020, peaking at position #2 on June 21. The book received renewed attention following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Oluo argues that use of the word " nigger" or other racial slurs by white people is not appropriate even if the intention is ironic or the motive anti-racist. The book also covers topics including affirmative action, cultural appropriation, intersectionality, microaggressions, police brutality and the school-to-prison pipeline. She was raised by a white single mother and became a single mother herself to two mixed-race sons at a young age. Oluo also describes her upbringing and experience living in Seattle, Washington. Statistics are used to support the book's arguments. The book provides advice for readers when discussing race-related subjects, such as how to avoid acting defensive or getting off-topic. Oluo makes the argument that America's political, economic and social systems are systematically/ institutionally racist.
The book is about race in the contemporary United States, each chapter titled after a question. Oluo was reluctant to spend so much time writing about race, but was inspired after beginning to ask people what issues they face when talking about race and hearing the responses of people of color.
Oluo was convinced into writing a book by her agent, who conceived of a "guidebook" in which Oluo answered questions she regularly received on social media or addressed in her essays. So You Want to Talk About Race is her first book. The book received positive critical reception, with renewed interest following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, after which the book re-entered The New York Times Best Seller list.Īuthor Ijeoma Oluo was an editor-at-large at The Establishment. Oluo outlines her opinions on the topics as well as advice about how to talk about the issues. Each chapter title is a question about race in contemporary America. So You Want to Talk About Race is a 2018 non-fiction book by Ijeoma Oluo.
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