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Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy  Cover Image Book Book

Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy / Emmanuel Acho.

Acho, Emmanuel. (Author). Acho, Emmanuel. Uncomfortable conversations with a black man. (Added Author).

Summary:

Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism--from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams--to insightful lessons in black history and black culture. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is just one way young readers can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives and communities.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1250801060
  • ISBN: 9781250801067
  • Physical Description: 312 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"An Oprah book."
"A young readers' adaptation of Uncomfortable conversations with a black man"--Cover.
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-312).
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 24.50
Subject: Racism > United States > Juvenile literature.
Anti-racism > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
United States > Race relations > Juvenile literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Emmanuel Acho is a Fox Sports Analyst (Co-Host, FS1 “Speak for Yourself”) and Host/Producer of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”, a web series about racism to drive open and uncomfortable dialogue. After earning his undergraduate degree in sports management in 2012, Emmanuel was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. He was then traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013, where he spent most of his career. While in the NFL, Emmanuel spent off-seasons at the University of Texas to earn his master’s degree in Sports Psychology. In 2016, Emmanuel left the football field and picked up the microphone to begin his broadcast career. In 2018, Emmanuel was promoted within ESPN, where he served as the youngest national football analyst and was named a 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Selection. In 2017, he and his family’s non-profit organization, Living Hope Christian Ministries, raised enough funds to build a hospital in rural Nigeria.


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