I'm Still Here - Austin Channing Brown

I'm Still Here

By Austin Channing Brown

  • Release Date: 2018-05-15
  • Genre: Social Science
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 593 Ratings)

Book Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America’s love affair with “diversity” so often falls short of its ideals.

“Austin Channing Brown introduces herself as a master memoirist. This book will break open hearts and minds.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed

Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America’s racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion.

In a time when nearly every institution (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claims to value diversity in its mission statement, Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice. Her stories bear witness to the complexity of America’s social fabric—from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations.

For readers who have engaged with America’s legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, I’m Still Here is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God’s ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness—if we let it—can save us all.

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Latest Impressions

  • Relatable

    5
    By TalkswithTashaInc
    This book was very relatable. I saw myself in this book and it made me cry. But it also made me want to keep striving because of how AA women are viewed in leadership roles or in spaces where we talk about race. I’m glad someone spoke up on your behalf during the meeting and reminded them that what happened was not your fault.
  • Every sentence was perfect

    5
    By Galactica12
    This was like listening to a friend of mine speak her mind. Telling me the truth, raw and difficult for both of us for different reasons. As a person of color I connected with many of the issues the author describes. Her memoir validates those feelings a person has when you’re wanting to protect yourself but it’s not received. It articulates very well the complexity of relationship building for people of color. But most importantly, the honest expression gives a chance for people of color to be understood. It’s one of the best books I have read and I recommend it to everyone.
  • Racist comments

    5
    By syecute
    You white people commenting racist stuff need to stop if you were in her body you wouldn’t be saying anything y’all need to grow up this is coming from a child
  • Garbage

    1
    By Adirtygaspump
    Growing up black must be so hard, with free college financial assistance from the federal government and preferential hiring/college admissions. Give me a break.
  • Not surprised by the comments from white people!!🤷🏾‍♀️

    4
    By msvon1
    💙🙏🏾
  • Don’t bother

    1
    By hullfy
    Racist blather.
  • For real why should I read it?

    2
    By tdog5611
    Merely because it is well written dies not tell me why you liked it. What are some points that stood out to you? Have you never critiqued something before? Actual intellectual reasoning might help, you never know. I see the people who rated it low actually spelled out why! So I ask again, why should I read this?
  • Discrimination

    1
    By USNRM3
    I’m White and I am sick of this prejudice against my race.
  • Thank you!

    5
    By Beegrrl
    I couldn’t put it down.
  • Great read

    4
    By Q 🌫
    A well written book about experiences that many educated people of color face on a daily basis. I purchased this book on a whim without reading the synopsis and was not disappointed.