Tears We Cannot Stop
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Author | Michael Eric Dyson |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Published | January 17, 2017 |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press[1] |
Media type | Print, e-book |
Pages | 240 pp[1] |
ISBN | 978-1-250-13599-5 |
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America is a 2017 non-fiction book by Michael Eric Dyson.[1][2]
Overview
A look into the state of race relations in the United States, delivered as "a hard-hitting sermon on the racial divide, directed specifically to a white congregation."[1]
The book grapples with the social construct of "whiteness" and challenges the readers to "reject the willful denial of history and to live fully in the complicated present with all of the discomfort it brings."[3] Dyson's 'sermon' addresses "five dysfunctional ways that those regarded as white respond when confronted with the reality that whiteness is simultaneously artificial and powerful," as well as "dysfunctional ways that black people sometimes respond to white racism."[4]
Dyson argues that if we are to make real racial progress we must face difficult truths, including being honest about how black grievance has been ignored, dismissed or discounted.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Kirkus Reviews
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Fate, Tom Montgomery (February 8, 2017). "Review: 'Tears We Cannot Stop' by Michael Eric Dyson". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Etheridge, David (September 1, 2017). "Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America". Friends Journal.
- ^ CBC Books (March 16, 2017). "Tears We Cannot Stop". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
External links
- Macmillan.com
- Presentation by Dyson on Tears We Cannot Stop, January 18, 2017, C-SPAN
- Interview with Dyson on Tears We Cannot Stop, April 22, 2017, C-SPAN
- Presentation by Dyson on Tears We Cannot Stop, June 10, 2017, C-SPAN
- Presentation by Dyson on Tears We Cannot Stop, September 22, 2017, C-SPAN
- Washington Journal interview with Dyson on Tears We Cannot Stop, December 24, 2017, C-SPAN
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