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A book written by Ijeoma Oluo, a Seattle based Nigerian American has been listed first on the list of New York bestselling paperback nonfictions.
The book, ‘So you want to talk about race’ x-rays aspects of white supremacy–from police brutality to the mass incarceration of Black Americans.
Oluo was named as one of The Roots Most Influential African Americans in 2017 with her bestselling novel appraised as “a comprehensive guide on racism” by the National Review of Books.
Born to a Nigerian father and an American father, Oluo partially credits her degree in political science—where she learned how to interpret data and think critically—for her ability to challenge long-held assumptions and “default positions” about power and oppression.
Perhaps this is also the reason she’s able to so seamlessly chronicle her experiences of racism while simultaneously acknowledging her own light skin privilege.
Her viral Facebook posts and tweets are as eloquent, forthright, and authentic as her longer essays.
Oluo has also been named as one of the most influential women in Seattle Met, winner of the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award by the American Humanist Society, her work focuses primarily on issue of race,identity,feminism,social and mental health, social justice and the arts.
She graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in political science.
Her writings have been featured in the Washington Post,NBC News,Elle Magazine,Times,The Guardian among others.