[Hac-announce] November 2022 Book Discussion: "Woke Racism" by John McWhorter - Note New Location

[kvngough at aol.com]

Our November 2022 book is Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America by linguist John McWhorter.. The discussion will take place Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 2:30 pm at the Wilson Branch of the New Haven Free Library, 303 Washington Ave., New Haven. Note the new location for HAC Book Discussions (Wilson Branch of the New Haven Free Library) instead of USNH.

>From Amazon:
According to [linguist] John McWhorter…a well-meaning but pernicious form of antiracism has become, not a progressive ideology, but a religion – one that’s illogical, unreachable, and unintentionally neoracist. In Woke Racism, McWhorter reveals the workings of this new religion, from the original sin of “white privilege” and the weaponization of cancel culture to ban heretics, to the evangelical fervor of the “woke mob.” He shows how this religion that claims to “dismantle racist structures” is actually harming his fellow Black Americans by infantilizing Black people, setting Black students up for failure, and passing policies that disproportionately damage Black communities. The new religion might be called “antiracism,” but it features a racial essentialism that’s barely distinguishable from racist arguments of the past.
“Honest commentary about racial controversies is rare, and John McWhorter is a writer who can be counted on to provide it. Woke Racism is a heartfelt evisceration of the sloppy thinking that forms the foundation of so much social justice activism today.” – Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal columnist
Hope to see you there,
Kevin (& Paula)
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