Me and White Supremacy by Saad, Layla - 2020

Layla Saad is a globally respected writer, speaker and podcast host on the topics of race, identity, leadership, personal transformation and social change

As an East African, Arab, British, Black, Muslim woman who was born and grew up in the West, and lives in Middle East, Layla has always sat at a unique intersection of identities from which she is able to draw rich and intriguing perspectives Layla's work is driven by her powerful desire to 'become a good ancestor'; to live and work in ways that leave a legacy of healing and liberation for those who will come after she is gone

Me and White Supremacy is Layla's first book Initially offered for free following an Instagram challenge under the same name, the digital Me And White Supremacy Workbook was downloaded by close to ninety thousand people around the world in the space of six months, before becoming a traditionally published book Layla's work has been brought into homes, educational institutions and workplaces around the world that are seeking to create personal and collective change

Layla earned her Bachelor of Law degree from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom She lives in Doha, Qatar with her husband, Sam, and two children, Maya and Mohamed Find out more about Layla at wwwlaylafsaadcom

Based on the viral Instagram challenge that captivated participants worldwide, Me and White Supremacy takes readers on a 28-day journey, complete with journal prompts, to do the necessary and vital work that can ultimately lead to improving race relations

Updated and expanded from the original workbook (downloaded by nearly 100,000 people), this critical text helps you take the work deeper by adding more historical and cultural contexts, sharing moving stories and anecdotes, and including expanded definitions, examples, and further resources, giving you the language to understand racism, and to dismantle your own biases, whether you are using the book on your own, with a book club, or looking to start family activism in your own home
This book will walk you step-by-step through the work of examining:

Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change For readers of White Fragility, White Rage, So You Want To Talk About Race, The New Jim Crow, How to Be an Anti-Racist and more who are ready to closely examine their own beliefs and biases and do the work it will take to create social change

"Layla Saad moves her readers from their heads into their hearts, and ultimately, into their practice We won't end white supremacy through an intellectual understanding alone; we must put that understanding into action" Robin DiAngelo, author of New York Times bestseller White Fragility