White Like Me : Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son Jacquie McNish Shelley discovers that not all

Shelley discovers that not all stories end where they are supposed to

that I cannot hearThat murmur of the outer InfiniteWhich unweaned babies smile at in their sleepWhen wondered at for smiling

ecstatically

and the nature of discourse itself

White Like Me : Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son Jacquie McNish Shelley discovers that not allWith a new preface and updated chapters, White Like Me is one part memoir, one part polemical essay collection. It is a personal examination of the way in which racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere. Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise demonstrates the ways in which racism not only burdens people of color, but also benefits, in relative terms,