It's the Little Things: Everyday Interactions That Anger, Annoy, and Divide the Races - Paperback

It's the Little Things: Everyday Interactions That Anger, Annoy, and Divide the Races - Paperback

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by Lena Williams (Author)

New York Times veteran Lena Williams candidly explores the everyday occurrences that strain racial relations, reaching a conclusion that "no one could disagree with" (The New York Times Book Review)

Although we no longer live in a legally segregated society, the division between blacks and whites never seems to go away. We work together, go to school together, and live near each other, but beneath it all there is a level of misunderstanding that breeds mistrust and a level of miscommunication that generates anger. Now in paperback, this is Lena Williams's honest look at the interactions between blacks and whites-the gestures, expressions, tones, and body language that keep us divided.

Frank, funny, and smart, It's the Little Things steps back from academia and takes a candid approach to race relations. Based on her own experiences as well as what she has learned from focus groups across the United States, Lena Williams does for race what Deborah Tannen did for gender. Finally, we have a book that traverses the color lines to help us understand, and eliminate, the alarmingly common interactions that get under the skin of both blacks and whites.

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The kind of reading that will make some black folks chuckle and nod their heads in appreciation. -African Sun Times

Based on personal experiences as well as those of focus groups across the country, Lena Williams does for race what Deborah Tannen did for gender. Although we no longer live in a legally segregated society, the division between blacks and whites never seems to go away. We work together, go to school together, and live near each other, but beneath it all there is a level of misunderstanding that breeds mistrust and a level of miscommunication that generates anger. Frank, funny, and smart, It's the Little Things takes a candid approach to race relations. Finally, we have a book that traverses the color lines to help us understand, and eliminate, the alarmingly common interactions that anger, annoy, and divide the races.
A Selection of Black Expression Book Club
"Sassy and informative, It's the Little Things lets blacks and whites walk a mile in each others' shoes." -Christian Science Monitor

"A sounding board for blacks and whites concerned with bridging the racial divide."-Newsday

"Socially penetrating. . . . [It's the Little Things] should be put in every schoolchild's hand as soon as the youngster can understand it."-Boston Globe

Lena Williams is a twenty-five-year veteran of the New York Times. Currently covering sports, she is also the chairperson of the Newspaper Guild at the New York Times. The article, "It's the Little Things" won the New York Association of Black Journalists award as a feature piece. She lives in New York City.

Number of Pages: 304
Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: January 07, 2002
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by Lena Williams (Author)

New York Times veteran Lena Williams candidly explores the everyday occurrences that strain racial relations, reaching a conclusion that "no one could disagree with" (The New York Times Book Review)

Although we no longer live in a legally segregated society, the division between blacks and whites never seems to go away. We work together, go to school together, and live near each other, but beneath it all there is a level of misunderstanding that breeds mistrust and a level of miscommunication that generates anger. Now in paperback, this is Lena Williams's honest look at the interactions between blacks and whites-the gestures, expressions, tones, and body language that keep us divided.

Frank, funny, and smart, It's the Little Things steps back from academia and takes a candid approach to race relations. Based on her own experiences as well as what she has learned from focus groups across the United States, Lena Williams does for race what Deborah Tannen did for gender. Finally, we have a book that traverses the color lines to help us understand, and eliminate, the alarmingly common interactions that get under the skin of both blacks and whites.

Back Jacket

The kind of reading that will make some black folks chuckle and nod their heads in appreciation. -African Sun Times

Based on personal experiences as well as those of focus groups across the country, Lena Williams does for race what Deborah Tannen did for gender. Although we no longer live in a legally segregated society, the division between blacks and whites never seems to go away. We work together, go to school together, and live near each other, but beneath it all there is a level of misunderstanding that breeds mistrust and a level of miscommunication that generates anger. Frank, funny, and smart, It's the Little Things takes a candid approach to race relations. Finally, we have a book that traverses the color lines to help us understand, and eliminate, the alarmingly common interactions that anger, annoy, and divide the races.
A Selection of Black Expression Book Club
"Sassy and informative, It's the Little Things lets blacks and whites walk a mile in each others' shoes." -Christian Science Monitor

"A sounding board for blacks and whites concerned with bridging the racial divide."-Newsday

"Socially penetrating. . . . [It's the Little Things] should be put in every schoolchild's hand as soon as the youngster can understand it."-Boston Globe

Lena Williams is a twenty-five-year veteran of the New York Times. Currently covering sports, she is also the chairperson of the Newspaper Guild at the New York Times. The article, "It's the Little Things" won the New York Association of Black Journalists award as a feature piece. She lives in New York City.

Number of Pages: 304
Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: January 07, 2002

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