MUTED COLOURS:
Uncovering Internalized Racism on the Journey to Reclaiming Racial Identity
Muted Colours guides readers on a journey of racial insight, self-discovery, and empowerment.
Racism. It’s a word we hear thrown around in accusation, in defense, as a pin in a grenade that threatens to blow up society as we know it. What does it mean for BIPOC? Can a racialized person be racist?
Muted Colours uses the stories of fourteen racialized women to provide an insightful look into the concept of internalized racism and how it impacts life and identity. Racialized readers will learn language to name their experiences and recognize the biases they’ve been socialized to hold. White readers will gain a better understanding of how racism impacts racialized folks on personal and systemic levels. The final chapter provides self-reflection questions and concrete strategies for unpacking and reducing implicit biases, and actionable ways to combat racism in everyday life while working towards a more just society.
Muted Colours powerfully strengthens our understanding of internalized racism and invites us to embrace our racial identities.
Coming January 12, 2027 from Dundurn Press.
Ways to Support MUTED COLOURS
You can support MUTED COLOURS in many ways other than simply ordering it!
Request that your public library purchase the book. On your local library’s website, search for “Submit a Suggestion” and complete a form with this information (you can usually suggest a hard copy OR ebook).
(On the Edmonton Public Library website, I find this on the “My Library Dashboard” page after I sign in to my account.)
Title: MUTED COLOURS: Uncovering Internalized Racism on the Journey to Reclaiming Racial Identity
Author: Judith Lam Tang
Paperback Book: 9781459756885
epub Book: 9781459756861
Language: English
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Year: 2027
Publication Date: January 12, 2027
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