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A review by leweylibrary
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
WOW. For a shorter book, this packs a hell of a punch. Alex Channing Brown (I feel the boy's name annoyance/privilege btw) is such a powerful writer. This book made me think so much, and I wish I would've read it before Tyre Nichols' murder and the vigil on campus. Brown makes so many great points about history repeating itself, the hopelessness and futility of that, and how people, especially people of color and Black women in particular, can keep living in a world made so unliveable by white supremacy.
There were also a lot of great parts about what it's like being a Black woman in the workplace, beyond the typical microaggressions they always mention in the standard DEI HR training videos you do for work.
My one hang up that I know won't be an issue for everyone is how heavily the book revolves around religion. Obviously it's because her background and career and passion revolves around her faith, I'm just not religious myself 🤷♀️ although it is valuable for me to see that perspective, especially in regards to race.
There were also a lot of great parts about what it's like being a Black woman in the workplace, beyond the typical microaggressions they always mention in the standard DEI HR training videos you do for work.
My one hang up that I know won't be an issue for everyone is how heavily the book revolves around religion. Obviously it's because her background and career and passion revolves around her faith, I'm just not religious myself 🤷♀️ although it is valuable for me to see that perspective, especially in regards to race.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs