{"product_id":"why-does-everything-have-to-be-about-race-25-arguments-that-wont-go-away-hardcover","title":"Why Does Everything Have to Be about Race?: 25 Arguments That Won't Go Away - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Boykin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFight back against misinformation and ignorance as \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America's racist past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of Black inferiority, or rebrand racism as something else entirely. They're all designed to distract society from racial justice, but now we have the tools to debunk them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a mixture of personal experience, reportage, and extensive research, Keith Boykin takes a wrecking ball to twenty-five of the most widespread deceptions about race, such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Civil War was about states' rights, not slavery \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Affirmative action is reverse discrimination \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Critical Race Theory is indoctrinating children to hate one another \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e and shows us how to refute lies, myths, and misinformation with history, knowledge, and truth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Boykin \u003c\/b\u003eis a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author, TV and film producer, and former CNN political commentator. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, Keith served in the White House, cofounded the National Black Justice Coalition, cohosted the BET talk show \u003ci\u003eMy Two Cents\u003c\/i\u003e, and taught at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University in New York. He's a Lambda Literary Award-winning author and editor of seven books. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.47 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756879601997,"sku":"9781541703315","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/CsblkXeWec9781541703315.webp?v=1776754699","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/why-does-everything-have-to-be-about-race-25-arguments-that-wont-go-away-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}