Overview

Real Friends Talk About Race is an essential guide for those who want to have stronger interracial relationships--whether it's with friends, colleagues, or loved ones. Having conversations about race is uncomfortable. But for progress between individuals (and our communities) to happen, we need to be able to speak openly and honestly. Podcast hosts of The Kinswomen Yseult and Hannah use their own friendship and experiences from different racial backgrounds to offer guidance on navigating these layered conversations. In Real Friends Talk About Race, the duo share their two perspectives on the ways in which culture, history, and white supremacy have prevented us from having the skills to build trust and healthy relationships across race. Yseult and Hannah approach these topics with love and candor--calling readers in (not out) to confront hard realities and their own internalized biases, while also sharing prescriptive advice, encouragement, and a sense of community. Real Friends Talk About Race is a must-read for anyone looking to listen, learn, and feel empowered to have meaningful conversations about race.

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"""Real Friends Talk About Race is honest, vulnerable, and raw. The story and their wisdom is a gift to readers that I will long cherish. If you are looking to be a real friend and to find real friends, let Mukantabana and Summerhill talk to you about race."" --Dolly Chugh, Author of A More Just Future and The Person You Mean to Be ""This is the kind of book that can change the way readers see the world. By embracing discomfort and holding space for hard truths, Mukantabana and Summerhill show us what it really means to be allies, friends, and connected human beings. Real Friends Talk About Race should be required reading."" --Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country ""This crucial text breaks down everything from communication, allyship, white supremacy, microaggressions, [to] newer concepts such as blackfishing. Essential for public libraries and book clubs."" --Booklist, starred review"

Real Friends Talk About Race is honest, vulnerable, and raw. The story and their wisdom is a gift to readers that I will long cherish. If you are looking to be a real friend and to find real friends, let Mukantabana and Summerhill talk to you about race. --Dolly Chugh, Author of A More Just Future and The Person You Mean to Be This is the kind of book that can change the way readers see the world. By embracing discomfort and holding space for hard truths, Mukantabana and Summerhill show us what it really means to be allies, friends, and connected human beings. Real Friends Talk About Race should be required reading. --Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country

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"Yseult Polfliet Mukantabana is Rwandan, Jewish and Queer. She is a fashion designer and art/social advocate. She sits on the board of POWarts and is an expert research fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute. Hannah and Yseult met at an event about race three years ago, and decided to bring the dialogue to a wider audience by launching their podcast, ""Kinswomen."" Yseult is based in New York City. Hannah Summerhill is a white woman from Pennsylvania who has had a long career in magazines, at places like Vogue and Cosmo. Hannah and Yseult met at an event about race three years ago, and decided to bring the dialogue to a wider audience by launching their podcast, ""Kinswomen."" Hannah is based in California."

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