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                            Introduction
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'Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a
Good Ancestor' is a book by Layla Saad published on January 28, 2020.
Structured as a 28-day guide targeted at white readers, the book aims
to aid readers in identifying the impact of white privilege and white
supremacy over their lives. It contains quotations, terminology
definitions and question prompts. It received positive critical
reception, entering many bestseller lists in June 2020 after a surge
in popularity in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and subsequent
protests.


                             Background
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In 2017, Saad wrote a blog post "I Need to Talk to Spiritual White
Women About White Supremacy". In 2018, Saad started an Instagram
challenge under the hashtag #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, which encouraged
people to consider their relation to white supremacy for 28 days.
Following this, she wrote the digital 'Me and White Supremacy
Workbook', which was downloaded by 100,000 people over the course of
six months. This was developed into the 2020 book 'Me and White
Supremacy'.

In May 2019, Quercus Books acquired the U.K. rights to the book,
initially subtitled 'A 28-day Journey to Kickstart Your Life-Long
Anti-Racism Work'. As of 2019, a young readers' edition to the book is
planned.


                              Synopsis
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The book opens with a foreword by American academic and author Robin
DiAngelo. Structured as a 28-day guide divided into four weeks and
targeted at white readers, the book aims to aid readers in identifying
the impact of white privilege and white supremacy over their lives. It
contains quotations, terminology definitions and writing prompts. The
first week, "The Basics", discusses concepts such as white fragility
and tone policing. The second, "Anti-Blackness, Racial Stereotypes and
Cultural Appropriation", covers the titular subjects in addition to
color blindness. The third, "Allyship", is about individual action and
attitudes that white people can adopt. The last, "Power, Relationships
and Commitments", continues this subject and poses questions about
structural change.


                             Reception
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The book reached number 10 on 'The New York Times' Best Seller list on
February 16, 2020, in the category Combined Print & E-Book
Nonfiction. The book received renewed attention following the May 2020
murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests, with a surge in sales
of books about race. The book reached number six on the 'New York
Times Hardcover Nonfiction list on June 11, 2020. It was listed fifth
in 'USA Today's' Best-Selling Books List of June 10, and on the
Hardcover Nonfiction list of 'Washington Post' on June 9. On the
audiobook sales website Audible, the book was sixth in non-fiction
sales for the week ending June 5.


Critical reception
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Enobong Tommelleo of 'Booklist' gave the book a starred review,
lauding it as "an insightful and necessary contribution to the work of
combating racism". Another starred review by Michelle Anya Anjirbag of
'Shelf Awareness' praised it as providing "insightful and helpful
advice". Emily Bowles of 'Library Journal' recommended it as "required
reading for people ready to acknowledge their behaviors". Bowles said
it would "equip scholars, activists, and allies with real tools to
promote systemic change". 'Kirkus Reviews' described the book as a
"bracing, highly useful tool for any discussion of combating racism".
Carl Logan of 'Midwest Book Review' called it "mandatory reading for
anyone having to deal with the social injustice arising from racism
and bigotry".

Melissa Phruksachart at the 'Boston Review' positions the book
alongside other contemporary 'white liberalism' literature, both
praising and critiquing Saad's book. She writes: "Like any self-help
guide practiced privately or in communion with others, from the Bible
to 'The Power of Now', your mileage may vary."


                           External links
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* [https://www.c-span.org/video/?468915-1/me-white-supremacy
Presentation by Saad on 'Me and White Supremacy', February 5, 2020],
C-SPAN


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