Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice
Say the Right Thing
by Kenji Yoshino, David Glasgow
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1982181400 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 8.7 MB
by Kenji Yoshino, David Glasgow
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1982181400 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 8.7 MB
A practical, shame-free guide for navigating conversations across our differences at a time of rapid social change.
In the current period of social and political unrest, conversations about identity are becoming more frequent and more difficult. On subjects like critical race theory, gender equity in the workplace, and LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms, many of us are understandably fearful of saying the wrong thing. That fear can sometimes prevent us from speaking up at all, depriving people from marginalized groups of support and stalling progress toward a more just and inclusive society.
Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow, founders of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at NYU School of Law, are here to show potential allies that these conversations don't have to be so overwhelming. Through stories drawn from contexts as varied as social media posts, dinner party conversations, and workplace disputes, they offer seven user-friendly principles that…