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a raw personal narrative of growth and change

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WAKING UP WHITE AND FINDING 6-34-X664LD But then the crayon startsWaking Up White is the book Irving wishes someone had handed her decades ago. By sharing her sometimes cringe worthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, she offers a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and tolerance. As Irving unpacks her own long held beliefs about colorblindness, being a good person, and wanting to help people of color, she reveals how each of these well intentioned mindsets actually perpetuated her ill