Tim Wise explores how Barack Obama's political ascendancy re-energized the debate about race in the United States, while simultaneously leading to a declaration of Racism as 'finished' and a new wave of white denial.
Writers Angela Y. Davis, Aric McBay, Assata Shakur, Howard Zinn, Huey P. Newton, and Paco Ignacio Taibo II share essays against the state of police violence.
In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way 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.
