\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story:<\/strong> As absurd as this African story may sound, the lesson is powerful. Never betray a friend's trust to satisfy your selfish gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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The goat had followed the hunter home from the forest. Consequently, they became good friends. The goat was quite helpful and provided the hunter with milk and cheese. One day, the hunter had visitors and he ordered that the goat should be killed and be used to prepare a pot of soup. This singular action was of course a betrayal to the number of years they had spent together. The goat started singing sorrowful songs in the pot to the alarm of the guests and they all ran away leaving the hunter alone to his \"possessed\" pot of soup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> As absurd as this African story may sound, the lesson is powerful. Never betray a friend's trust to satisfy your selfish gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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2. The Singing Goat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The goat had followed the hunter home from the forest. Consequently, they became good friends. The goat was quite helpful and provided the hunter with milk and cheese. One day, the hunter had visitors and he ordered that the goat should be killed and be used to prepare a pot of soup. This singular action was of course a betrayal to the number of years they had spent together. The goat started singing sorrowful songs in the pot to the alarm of the guests and they all ran away leaving the hunter alone to his \"possessed\" pot of soup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> As absurd as this African story may sound, the lesson is powerful. Never betray a friend's trust to satisfy your selfish gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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2. The Singing Goat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The goat had followed the hunter home from the forest. Consequently, they became good friends. The goat was quite helpful and provided the hunter with milk and cheese. One day, the hunter had visitors and he ordered that the goat should be killed and be used to prepare a pot of soup. This singular action was of course a betrayal to the number of years they had spent together. The goat started singing sorrowful songs in the pot to the alarm of the guests and they all ran away leaving the hunter alone to his \"possessed\" pot of soup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> As absurd as this African story may sound, the lesson is powerful. Never betray a friend's trust to satisfy your selfish gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This story preaches against greediness and advocates for contentment. Further, it tells us that we should never repay the good that has been done to us with evil.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a0Meet The 23-Year-Old Nigerian Creating The Largest Collection Of Children African Stories In Indigenous Languages<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The Singing Goat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The goat had followed the hunter home from the forest. Consequently, they became good friends. The goat was quite helpful and provided the hunter with milk and cheese. One day, the hunter had visitors and he ordered that the goat should be killed and be used to prepare a pot of soup. This singular action was of course a betrayal to the number of years they had spent together. The goat started singing sorrowful songs in the pot to the alarm of the guests and they all ran away leaving the hunter alone to his \"possessed\" pot of soup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> As absurd as this African story may sound, the lesson is powerful. Never betray a friend's trust to satisfy your selfish gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
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About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

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The tortoise had convinced the birds to take him along with them to heaven for a feast and he also volunteered to be their spokesperson. They agreed. However, out of greed, he got there and betrayed them all by changing his name to \"all of you\" and ate the food that was meant for everyone. After the party, all the birds took back their feathers which they had earlier contributed to make him a pair of wings. He had no wings to fly back home. Therefore, he jumped and landed on the sharp and dangerous objects that his wife had placed on the ground due to the erroneous information she had received from the birds who told her it was an instruction from her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This story preaches against greediness and advocates for contentment. Further, it tells us that we should never repay the good that has been done to us with evil.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a0Meet The 23-Year-Old Nigerian Creating The Largest Collection Of Children African Stories In Indigenous Languages<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The Singing Goat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The goat had followed the hunter home from the forest. Consequently, they became good friends. The goat was quite helpful and provided the hunter with milk and cheese. One day, the hunter had visitors and he ordered that the goat should be killed and be used to prepare a pot of soup. This singular action was of course a betrayal to the number of years they had spent together. The goat started singing sorrowful songs in the pot to the alarm of the guests and they all ran away leaving the hunter alone to his \"possessed\" pot of soup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> As absurd as this African story may sound, the lesson is powerful. Never betray a friend's trust to satisfy your selfish gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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1. Tortoise's Crooked Shell <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The tortoise had convinced the birds to take him along with them to heaven for a feast and he also volunteered to be their spokesperson. They agreed. However, out of greed, he got there and betrayed them all by changing his name to \"all of you\" and ate the food that was meant for everyone. After the party, all the birds took back their feathers which they had earlier contributed to make him a pair of wings. He had no wings to fly back home. Therefore, he jumped and landed on the sharp and dangerous objects that his wife had placed on the ground due to the erroneous information she had received from the birds who told her it was an instruction from her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This story preaches against greediness and advocates for contentment. Further, it tells us that we should never repay the good that has been done to us with evil.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a0Meet The 23-Year-Old Nigerian Creating The Largest Collection Of Children African Stories In Indigenous Languages<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The Singing Goat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The goat had followed the hunter home from the forest. Consequently, they became good friends. The goat was quite helpful and provided the hunter with milk and cheese. One day, the hunter had visitors and he ordered that the goat should be killed and be used to prepare a pot of soup. This singular action was of course a betrayal to the number of years they had spent together. The goat started singing sorrowful songs in the pot to the alarm of the guests and they all ran away leaving the hunter alone to his \"possessed\" pot of soup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> As absurd as this African story may sound, the lesson is powerful. Never betray a friend's trust to satisfy your selfish gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a010 Quarantine Activities For Kids Going Back To School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving Life Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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Africa is a great continent with diverse cultures and traditions. These cultures are often passed down to generations through stories. Children sit around their parents or grandparents and listen to these stories. The most interesting thing about African stories is that they inculcate morals. <\/span>However, this storytelling culture is dying slowly. Today, most African children know very little to almost nothing about their culture. This shouldn't be the case. In a bid to help parents reignite the storytelling culture, we bring you 10 African stories every black parent should tell their children.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Tortoise's Crooked Shell <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The tortoise had convinced the birds to take him along with them to heaven for a feast and he also volunteered to be their spokesperson. They agreed. However, out of greed, he got there and betrayed them all by changing his name to \"all of you\" and ate the food that was meant for everyone. After the party, all the birds took back their feathers which they had earlier contributed to make him a pair of wings. He had no wings to fly back home. Therefore, he jumped and landed on the sharp and dangerous objects that his wife had placed on the ground due to the erroneous information she had received from the birds who told her it was an instruction from her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This story preaches against greediness and advocates for contentment. Further, it tells us that we should never repay the good that has been done to us with evil.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. The Singing Goat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The goat had followed the hunter home from the forest. Consequently, they became good friends. The goat was quite helpful and provided the hunter with milk and cheese. One day, the hunter had visitors and he ordered that the goat should be killed and be used to prepare a pot of soup. This singular action was of course a betrayal to the number of years they had spent together. The goat started singing sorrowful songs in the pot to the alarm of the guests and they all ran away leaving the hunter alone to his \"possessed\" pot of soup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> As absurd as this African story may sound, the lesson is powerful. Never betray a friend's trust to satisfy your selfish gains.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Proud Elephant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elephant boasted and bullied other animals because he was huge and strong. He outrightly claimed no one could defeat him in a tug of war. The wise tortoise took up the challenge intending to win the elephant with his wit and not strength. On the day of the event, when the rope was passed to the tortoise, he tied his end to a tree since no one could see him. The elephant pulled and pulled till he finally got tired. Victory songs filled the air as everyone was happy for the tortoise but the elephant was utterly humiliated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story fully encapsulates the saying that pride goes before a fall and wits will always defeat strength in a fair battle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Good Stepdaughter and The Bad<\/strong> Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wicked stepmother sent her stepdaughter to go and fetch water at a dangerous time of the day. She went and was kind to an old woman she met on her way who gave her a pot full of riches to break later. <\/span>She became very rich and her stepmother out of jealousy sent her daughter to fetch water too at that same time. <\/span>Her daughter met that same old woman and insulted her when she asked her for help. Yet the old woman still gave her a pot. <\/span>She didn't wait to follow the instructions to open it later. When she broke the pot, wild animals of all kinds came out and tore her to pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> This African story portrays the need to be respectful even to people we don't know. We should also be patient and follow instructions because hastiness always leads to the wrong outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Tortoise's Revenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This African story describes how the hare tricked the chicken into going out while he ate the whole food that was served at his mother\u2019s house. He had deceived chicken into following him and then kept on sending her on various errands while he consumed the food placed before them. <\/span>Next time, he invited the tortoise but the tortoise came prepared as he carried everything they needed so the hare could not find any reason to send him out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is good to be proactive and ready for every situation in life.<\/span> It is not good to be stingy or to take advantage of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. The Ant and The Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ant was very tired, thirsty, and visibly dying. A bird perched nearby saw it and instead of feeding on it, picked it up and carried it to the river for a drink. A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming at the bird with his gun. The ant quickly climbed onto the hunter\u2019s leg and stung him severally. As the hunter yelped in pain, he lost concentration and the bird flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> One good turn deserves another. This African story also teaches us that there is a reward for kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Why The Chicken is Killed for Festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things were going wrong in the animal kingdom so a meeting was fixed to provide a solution. On the day of the meeting, the chicken was too lazy to go. When his friends came to call him, he lied that he was not feeling well and said that he agrees with any decision made at the meeting. At the meeting, the chief priest announced that an animal must be sacrificed to appease the gods. Every animal refused to volunteer. However, since the chicken was absent, it was unanimously agreed that he'll be used for the sacrifice. That is why, up to this day, chickens are still killed and cooked for festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> Laziness can sometimes lead us into a bad situation beyond our control. Never allow yourself to get into a situation where your fate will be decided by others; make your decisions yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Crocodile and The Monkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Monkey was friends with the crocodile and always gave him gifts to give his wife. But his wife thought, if the monkey has such sweet food, then he must be sweet too. She pretended to be sick and told her husband that a monkey's heart was the only cure. The crocodile persuaded the monkey to come to visit his home and the monkey jumped at the opportunity. Halfway through their journey, the crocodile told him of his true intentions. The monkey was alarmed and quickly devised a means to save his life. He asked the crocodile to take him back as he had left his heart on the tree. That was how the monkey saved his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story<\/strong>: Trust nobody.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. The Leopard and The Bush Rat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a famine in the land and all the animals except the tortoise were hungry and thin. The leopard approached the tortoise and asked him to tell him what his secret was. The tortoise lied and told him that he fed on feces. However, he fed on fish from a secret pond he found in his search for food. <\/span>Of course, the leopard did not believe him and ambushed him on his way back from the pond. The tortoise got the leopard to agree to share the catch but tricked him into playing a game during which he tied the leopard to a tree and ran away with all the fishes. <\/span>The leopard was there all night with no one to help him. All the animals were scared of becoming his dinner if they ventured to set him free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The next day, the bush rat decided to help him. However, knowing how cunning the leopard was he dug a hole in the ground to provide an escape route in case the leopard made any funny moves. As soon as the leopard was free, he ran after for the bush rat who quickly dived into the already-made hole. The leopard narrowly missed him but managed to scratch his back. That's why to this day the bush rat has a thin white stripe on its back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> <\/span>Do not take people\u2019s kindness for granted. A leopard can never change its spot no matter what. This implies that a bad person will rarely ever change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The rat and The cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rat was a sneaky animal and would always sneak into the cook\u2019s pot to steal meat. <\/span>Every morning, the cook would come to find her soup pot desecrated but she never found the culprit. <\/span>One night, she decides to poison the pot of soup in order to put an end to the theft once and for all. As the rat was unaware, it stole from the pot again and that was how his life ended.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of this African story:<\/strong> It is not good to take what doesn\u2019t belong to you. Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examples above are a few out of the rich library of African stories<\/a> that African parents should tell their children. These stories are not only essential as a part of our culture but also as a great instrument to teach unforgettable and useful lessons. <\/span>Some of us were fortunate to hear some of these stories as a child. Tell us how many of the stories you know already.<\/span><\/p>\n","post_title":"10 African Stories Every Black Parent Should Tell Their Children","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"10-african-stories-every-black-parent-should-tell-their-children","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-21 14:31:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=266740","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":249590,"post_author":"7803","post_date":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_date_gmt":"2020-07-01 12:48:49","post_content":"Following the death of George Floyd and the recent protests of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, the wave of anger against racial violence has prompted an outpouring of interest on matters of race, racism and race relations. This is not just across the US but around the world. This interest has grown such that books that teach about racism and white supremacy have begun to top New York Times Best Sellers Lists and Barnes and Noble Best Sellers.\n\nWe have decided to help make your journey to learning and knowledge much easier. Here we have come up with a list of books about racism to add to your TBR.\n\n \n

1. So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"So\n\nIn this book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of racism. From white privilege and police brutality discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. And offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America. It addresses head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and the \"N\" word. Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. This book teaches about racism in a way that is easy to understand while not sugarcoating anything.\n

2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robert DiAngelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\"White\n\nThe New York Times<\/em> best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\nReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviours including argumentation and silence. These behaviours, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/the-first-black-woman-to-win-man-booker-prize-talks-about-the-challenges-of-a-black-author\/<\/a>\n

3. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\"How\n\nIn this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist<\/em> is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.\n\n \n

4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Between\n\nIn a profound work about racism and white supremacy coming from the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding America's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of \u201crace,\u201d a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me <\/em>is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. \n\n \n

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nThrough extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as \"brilliant\" (The Atlantic<\/em>), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure<\/em> segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north.\u201d\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>https:\/\/africanvibes.com\/see-the-african-country-dominating-the-longlist-of-womens-prize-for-fiction\/<\/a>\n

6. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism. Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad<\/a><\/h2>\n\"Me\n\nWhen Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviours, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge. And over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.\n

7. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America. It also explores the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. If you're looking for a book that teaches about racism and white supremacy, here is one for you!\n\n \n

8. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Tears\n\nAs the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times<\/em> op-ed piece \"Death in Black and White,\" Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop. <\/em>This is a p<\/em>rovocative and deeply personal call for change. 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. When you think books that teach about racism, here's a good book.\n\n \n

9. Why I\u2019m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge <\/a><\/h2>\n\"Why\n\nIn 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book.\nExploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.\n\nALSO READ: <\/strong>How An African Overcame Racism To Become The Most Famous Black Man In Korea<\/a>\n

10. Raising White Kids by  Jennifer Harvey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nWith a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<\/em> is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.\n

11. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nEloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don\u2019t have to settle for less.  And it took another intervention, however, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper\u2019s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. She argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we need to make this right again.\n\n \n

12. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\nTo compose his stunning documentary film about racism and white supremacy, I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>, acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined James Baldwin s published and unpublished oeuvre, selecting passages from his books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Weaving these texts together, Peck brilliantly imagines the book that Baldwin never wrote. In his final years, Baldwin had envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project have never been published before. Peck s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America. - Goodreads\n\n \n\nKeep the faith, keep reading. Educate yourself and conversations will arise. And when they do, you will be better for it because you have done the hard work of learning. You can have more educated conversations about race and racism armed with this knowledge. We can eradicate racism, but learning about it is always our first step.\n\n \n\n \n\n ","post_title":"12 Books That Teach About Racism and White Supremacy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"books-that-teach-about-racism-and-white-supremacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 08:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=249590","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402900,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_date_gmt":"2019-03-14 23:05:21","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_127188\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" L-R: Diana Evans, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as the Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, the prize goes to female authors of any nationality for full-length English novel published in the United Kingdom the preceding year. There are 163 entries this year but the judges painstakingly cut it down to 16. However, three Nigerian authors (Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi, and Diana Evans) made it to the longlist.\n\nThe Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction was founded in 1996. The inspiration for the prize was prompted by the 1991 Booker Prize which sidelined female authors in the six shortlisted books. However, that year it was on record that sixty percent of books were by female authors. That event made journalists, librarians, booksellers, agents, and publishers to take action.\n
ALSO READ:2019 International Women's Day Celebrations Is All About Balancing<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

About the prize and judging panel<\/h2>\nThe winner of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction will go home with \u00a330,000 and a bronze sculpture, \u2018Bessie\u2019. Consequently, this year\u2019s award ceremony will take place on June 5 in Central London. This year\u2019s judging panel consists of Sarah Wood (a digital entrepreneur), Leyla Hussein (campaigner and psychotherapist), Dolly Alderton (author, broadcaster, and columnist), and Arifa Akbar (journalist and critic). The chairperson of this year\u2019s judging panel is Professor Kate Williams. In a statement after the release of the longlist, Williams said,\n

\u201cI am thrilled to share this longlist \u2013 16 incredible books by a diverse group of women, from the UK and countries across the world, all brilliant stories that sweep you into another world. Each of them has been a privilege to read, and they have taken us into places a million miles from each other, exploring the lives of women and men in so many different but utterly compelling ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Brief bio of the Nigerian authors and summary of their stories<\/h2>\n

Oyinkan Braithwaite<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite is a Kingston University graduate of Creative Writing and Law. In 2016 her story was part of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist. \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u201d explores the tale of Korede, whose younger sister Ayoola kills her boyfriends in the name of self-defense. Korede loves her sister and finds it difficult reporting to the police. All that changes when Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede is in love with the doctor and doesn\u2019t want him to be one of Ayoola\u2019s victims. However, saving one will mean sacrificing the other.\n

Diana Evans<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nDiana Evans is a Nigerian-British novelist living in London. She has three novels to her name. \u201cOrdinary People\u201d follows the tale of two couples at the brink of revolution or surrender. Everything changes when Melissa gives birth to a new baby. Michael still loves her but is finding it hard to stay faithful. In the suburbs, Stephanie and Damian are happy with their three children until the death of Damian\u2019s father.\n
ALSO READ:5 Must Watch African Centered Movies Streaming on Netflix (January 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Akwaeke Emezi<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\nAkwaeke Emezi is an Igbo and Tamil writer. \u201cFreshwater,\u201d tells the story of Ada, a child prayed into existence. Her parents struggle to contain the contradictory and volatile spirits within her. While in college an assault leads to crystallization of her selves. Subsequently, Ada\u2019s life takes a dangerous and dark dimension.\n\n\n

The longlist<\/h2>\nBooks and their authors that made it to the longlist this year's Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction include;\n

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