Press Release
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updated: Jun 22, 2020 eleven:00 EDT
WASHINGTON,
June 22, 2020(Newswire.com) –
Now, Aaron L. Myers, II, writer, activist and entertainer, announces the release of his new reserve “White People Conversing to White People: A Manual On How to Broach the Dialogue of Race with Your White Mates and Spouse and children,” a ahead-wondering guidebook to getting brave conversations on race.
Myers is a 36-year-previous African-American who currently resides in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Navarro County, Texas in the exact same county where by his relatives members were enslaved. He was influenced by his own and qualified lifetime experiences, coupled with his assist of the Black Life Matter movement. Over the many years, quite a few of his white buddies and colleagues have approached him hunting for guidance on how to have significant and open conversations on race.
“Dismantling racism is a apply, a lifetime ethic, a dedication to dwell and learn every single working day,” Myers claimed. “This how-to guidebook can be made use of in the dwelling space, board space, and classroom. I have created a framework to spark dialogue in between white people today in a non-accusatory way.”
Myers beta examined the workout with a pick out group of white people, generating enormous accomplishment.
“Having these conversations educates white people today,” claimed Pamela R. Jones, President and CEO, Crittenton Companies of Bigger Washington. “Nelson Mandela claimed, ‘Education is the most impressive weapon which you can use to transform the entire world.’ Thank you, Aaron, for posing these issues and inviting me to participate. As a lifelong advocate of brown and black women, I will now use what I have learned in all that I do.”
The reserve offers a 10-step guidebook, complete with accompanying anxiousness-lowering exercises, that gives readers an interactive encounter on breaking down race-similar concerns. It also includes a list of definitions for typically made use of words describing race that readers are encouraged to digest and use as an ongoing resource.
“‘White People Conversing to White People’ is an critical highway map for white people today who know they have a part to engage in in fixing racism in The usa, but never know where by to get started,” claimed Robert C. White, Jr., At-Substantial Member of the Council of the District of Columbia. “All prosperous civil rights actions in The usa have allies. With additional allies, we can repair racism in The usa.”
Viewers can accessibility the reserve at Amazon.com for $nine.ninety nine and on the Amazon Kindle app working with any wise device. Myers is actively searching for feed-back from readers who use his 10-step guidebook and would like to be highlighted in the print variation of the reserve, to be produced afterwards this summer season.
For additional facts, check out Myers’ site at https://www.aaron2.me/ or make contact with him at [email protected].
Contact: Aaron L. Myers, II
Email: [email protected]
Mobile phone: (202) 907-9236
Source: Aaron L. Myers, II