Emma Dabiri is continuing to be fantastic and bringing us well written though provoking literature (and I don’t mean that in a really white condescending way where anything to do with ‘real issues’ is automatically ‘thought provoking’).

I think it’s great that Dabiri isn’t pandering to her white audience but instead asking them to stop and challenge their notion of the everyday instead of passing out empty social media buzz-posts.

I’d read anything Dabiri writes in the future.

For a relatively small book, it really packs a punch!!!

Emma Dabiri's 'What White People Can Do Next' is essentially a guide on the best steps moving forward following the tragic death of George Floyd last year. The book is not merely about the last year however, it looks at the systems that have existed for centuries that has lead to systemic racism within society, and leads to events like last year. Dabiri offers separate explorations of both UK and US systems, and how moving forward it will be beneficial to view these from different avenues in order to eventually achieve a common resolution.

This book really places emphasis on the importance of coalition moving forward, and how this will be key to breaking down systems, such as Capitalism, in order to achieve a world less concerned about the idea of 'race'.

Overall, this is a thoroughly researched essay, which offers a differing view to what I have previously read. It is powerfully written, and really manages to achieve its overall purpose in a concise and strong manner. I also really liked how Dabiri interspersed her own experiences throughout, which allowed for a personal connection to the author beyond just being the author of this book. I would highly recommend!

This was an intelligent, thought-provoking and educating essay. It looks at what white people need to actually do to create change in relation to racial justice.
This book is unlike any other racial justice books or essays I have read. Emma Dabiri takes a different stance on anti-racism compared to what I have commonly seen, especially during 2020. A focus is put on shared goals, interests, and interrogating capitalism, rather than focusing on privilege. Dabiri argues that no change, or little change can occur without coalition. Her discussions on the biological terms/labels of ‘white’ and ‘black’ and how she believes they should be erased, due to them only reinforcing racism and the exploitation of one group of people, opened my eyes. She disputes allyship and privilege, focusing rather on forming kinships that defy the divisions that were intended to weaken.
I think this book was very well written and researched. It made me think about how I can get to the root of the problem to do better and it enforced how mutuality is so important. Mutuality rather than charity that is so often performed.
I would recommend this book as it offers clear points that cause you to question your behaviour and provides you with new ways of thinking without conforming to the terms and advice of online discourse surrounding anti-racism.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Press UK for sending me an arc to review.