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In the spirit of We Should All Be Feminists and How to Be an Antiracist, a poignant and sensible guide to questioning the meaning of whiteness and creating an antiracist world from the acclaimed historian and author of Twisted.

Vital and empowering What White People Can Do Next teaches each of us how to be agents of change in the fight against racism and the establishment of a more just and equitable world. In this affecting and inspiring collection of essays, Emma Dabiri draws on both academic discipline and lived experience to probe the ways many of us are complacent and complicit—and can therefore combat—white supremacy. She outlines the actions we must take, including:

Stop the Denial

Abandon Guilt

Realize this shit is killing you too . . .

To move forward, we must begin to evaluate our prejudices, our social systems, and the ways in which white supremacy harms us all. Illuminating and practical, What White People Can Do Next is essential for everyone who wants to go beyond their current understanding and affect real—and lasting—change.

This book provides a radical, historically-grounded toolkit for that change:

• Coalition Building: Discover why solidarity, not charity, is the key to dismantling systems of oppression and how to identify the shared interests that unite us across artificial divides.
• The Invention of Whiteness: Go back to the 17th century to understand how the idea of a "white race" was created as a tool of social control—and how we can begin to disassemble it today.
• Critique of Capitalism: Explore the inseparable links between capitalism and racism and why any effective antiracist work must challenge the economic systems that fuel inequality.
• Beyond Allyship: Move past the limits of performative allyship and white saviorism by abandoning guilt and embracing actionable, world-making practices for a more just future.