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Emotional Justice-Esther Armah — AMAZING BOOK!
EMOTIONAL JUSTICE: A Roadmap for Racial Healing — Esther A Armah — is an incredible, amazing book which I would highly recommend for most people who are open to working on racism issues. For white men, The Best; for white women — quite, quite valuable; for others I would imagine equally valuable.
When Esther Armah spoke at the Privilege Institute’s 2024 Conference in Tulsa three months ago, everyone I talked with was amazed at what she said! Robin DiAngelo (“White Fragility”) one of two Foreward writer in the book, as well as one interviewed in the book, was a facilitator and attendee at this Conference. Many other notable people like Peggy McIntosh, as well as many incredible BIPOC, were also greatly impressed! I’d never heard of Armah, and now I share her name with a lot of others!
Lena Dunham shows how a woman upholds, through intimacy, this narrative of whiteness manifest in white masculinity. … Murray Miller was a white male writer on the show. Dunham describes him as a dear, supportive friend, who had affirmed her, her work, and the show. Aurora Perrineau was a Black actress on the show. She alleges that Murray Miller raped her when she was seventeen. (p.49) … Dunham intimated that Aurora was a liar and released a public statement defending Miller on Twitter. (p.50) … Dunham went on to pen an apology in the Hollywood Reporter. She…
