We will be discussing \;Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America \;by Ijeoma Oluo. \;From the author of the \;New York Times \;bestseller \;S o You Want to Talk About Race\, a subversive history of white male Am erican identity.
\nWhat happens to a country that tells generation a fter generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when su ccess is defined by status over women and people of color\, instead of by actual accomplishments?
\nThrough the last 150 years of American his tory -- from the post-reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowbo ys in the West\, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics -- Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women\, people of colo r\, and white men themselves. \;Mediocre \;investigates the real c osts of this phenomenon in order to imagine a new white male identity\, on e free from racism and sexism. (From the publisher)
\nFind a copy of the book \;here. \;You can also find the ebook and eaudiobook on \;Digital Librar y of Illinois \;or through the Libby app on your device. \;
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