Publisher Description
How do we give young people the tools they need to actively dismantle racism and create a better world for everyone?
From the author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Me and White Supremacy, Layla Saad's young readers' edition is a timely, crucial, and empowering guide for today's youth on how to be antiracist change makers.
Me and White Supremacy has reached so many adults in their journeys to become better ancestors. This edition aims to teach readers how to explore and understand racism and white supremacy and how young readers can do their part to help change the world. Covering topics such as white privilege, white fragility, racist stereotypes, cultural appropriation, and more, Layla Saad has developed a brilliant introduction and deep dive that is sure to become a standard in antiracist education.
Layla Saad meticulously updated the content for young readers to include:
• definitions and history of various topics covered
• sections to help readers process complex topics
• no time limit—unlike the adult edition, this is not a 28-day challenge so readers can use this content for however long it takes to do the work
• content is approachable and applicable for those with and without white privilege
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About Layla F. Saad
Layla Saad is the author of the highly acclaimed book Me and White Supremacy, a New York Times bestseller and named a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year. She is a writer, speaker, and podcast host on the topics of race, identity, leadership, personal transformation, and social change. She is an East African, Arab, British, Black, Muslim woman who was born and grew up in the West and lives in Middle East, and thus she has always sat at a unique intersection of identities from which she is able to draw rich and intriguing perspectives. Her work is driven by her powerful desire to “become a good ancestor,” to live and work in ways that leave a legacy of healing and liberation for those who will come after she is gone. She earned her Bachelor of Law degree from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Find out more about her at www.laylafsaad.com.