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Jan 2022
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1306: Turning Anti-Racism into Action wi...

Farnoosh Torabi
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Misasha Suzuki Graham and Sara Blanchard, the authors of the popular podcast Dear White Women have released a new book bearing the same title. It is, as they describe it "an anti-racism guide that challenges readers to encounter the hard questions about race (and racism) in order to push the needle of change in a positive direction."

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