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I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

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Austin Channing Brown

3 Hours 55 Minutes

Random House (Audio)

May 2018

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America’s love affair with “diversity” so often falls short of its ideals.

“Austin Channing Brown introduces herself as a master memoirist. This book will break open hearts and minds.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed

Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America’s racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion.

In a time when nearly every institution (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claims to value diversity in its mission statement, Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice. Her stories bear witness to the complexity of America’s social fabric—from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations.

For readers who have engaged with America’s legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, I’m Still Here is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God’s ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness—if we let it—can save us all.

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  • Ashlei B.

    Powerful and profound. Austin is wise and painted a vivid picture that is thought provoking, convicting, and honest. I am grateful for her words, her perspective, and her courage.

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  • Rebecca R.

    I think every white person needs to read this book. It’s written from a perspective that we need to hear. Of course, if you are a white person and you still don’t believe that systemic racism exits after what is happening in the US today, then probably don’t bother because you aren’t ready to hear the message that Austin Channing Brown has to deliver. And you probably never will be. But if you are open to truly hearing the message, you will be energized to make a difference in this space.

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  • Catherine S.

    Powerful and enlightening!! So glad I listened to this!!

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  • Brianna M.

    Austin Channing Brown is an essential voice for any white person seeking to learn about race in the US. She speaks of her experiences with an unyielding clarity and grace, and I am thankful for it.

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  • Jennifer G.

    Honest and expansive this book sets a strong foundation for doing anti-racist work and understanding the lived experience of so many black people in America

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  • Quinn C.

    Beautiful book, important content, and lovely to hear it in the author's own voice.

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