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Black Friend, The: On Being a Better White Person
Frederick Joseph
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-1701-8
Keywords: anti-racism, race, white privilege, #OwnVoices
The author details race-related experiences from his youth, weaving interviews with artists and activists, to help develop readers' capacity to be racial justice accomplices. Rich back matter.