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I'm Still Here

Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

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 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America’s love affair with “diversity” so often falls short of its ideals.

“Austin Channing Brown introduces herself as a master memoirist. This book will break open hearts and minds.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed

Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America’s racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion.

In a time when nearly every institution (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claims to value diversity in its mission statement, Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice. Her stories bear witness to the complexity of America’s social fabric—from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations.

For readers who have engaged with America’s legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, I’m Still Here is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God’s ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness—if we let it—can save us all. Christian Living Christianity Racism & Discrimination Social Sciences Heartfelt
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Austin Channing Brown is honest, courageous and needs to be heard. I have both respect and appreciation for her publishing to the world her lived experience of racism. Her openness in showing the continued damage being done by white supremacy through her story and the story of those she loves deserves deep listening and a wide audience. Her bravery makes clearer to me the necessity for all of us to be brave and speak, reflect and act honestly as we play our parts in what comes next.

Powerful and important.

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I feel gently taken by the hand and shown how the world honestly is for Austin. Her observations and points are clear and backed up. Going to be running through my mind long after I have finished listening to it.

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Thank you for this essential beautiful book. Standing alongside you in the shadow of hope.

Must read

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An extremely well written and thought provoking book which every white person needs to read.

A must read

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I understand that as a white woman I will never understand. However, I stand for anti racism and books like this help to educate and guide me.

A huge wake up call.

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