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Oluo wishes to take our conversations on race and racism out of a place of pure pain and trauma, and into a place of loving action. \u003cem\u003eBe A Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e is both an urgent chronicle of this important moment in history, as well as an inspiring and restorative call for action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ijeoma Oluo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063140189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOluo, Ijeoma:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIjeoma Oluo\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, speaker, and internet yeller. She is the author of the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eSo You Want to Talk About Race\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMediocre\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work on race has been featured in the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, among many other publications. Named on the 2021 \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e 100 Next list and \u003cem\u003eThe Root\u003c\/em\u003e 100, she received the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award and the 2020 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award from the American Humanist Association. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ijeoma Oluo \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47282136219805,"sku":"9780063140189","price":46.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c07c7fbb-d7af-4a24-b6e0-24c09dd4f0e9.jpg?v=1759944850"}],"url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/collections\/social-science-anthropology-cultural-social.oembed?page=4","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}