Why Does Everything Have to Be About ..., Keith Boykin
Why Does Everything Have to Be About ..., Keith Boykin
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Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?
25 Arguments That Won't Go Away

Author: Keith Boykin

Narrator: Keith Boykin

Unabridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/23/2024


Synopsis

Fight back against misinformation and ignorance as New York Times bestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America’s racist past and present.
 
The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of Black inferiority, or rebrand racism as something else entirely. They’re all designed to distract society from racial justice, but now we have the tools to debunk them.
 
With a mixture of personal experience, reportage, and extensive research, Keith Boykin takes a wrecking ball to twenty-five of the most widespread deceptions about race, such as: The Civil War was about states’ rights, not slavery Affirmative action is reverse discrimination Critical Race Theory is indoctrinating children to hate one another  
and shows us how to refute lies, myths, and misinformation with history, knowledge, and truth.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 20, 2025

This is one of the best antiracism books I've read. It presents the most common 25 arguments made for why racism doesn't exist, clustered around five primary concerns: erasing Black history, centering white victimhood, denying Black oppression, promoting myths of Black inferiority, and rebranding ra......more

Goodreads review by Jillian on November 11, 2023

This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to refute racist arguments but can’t always find the right words. Boykin expertly debunks racist myths using a combination of history, statistics and lived experience. (And sometimes a health dose of sarcasm, as he does in the chapter about the infuriati......more

Goodreads review by Angyl on April 01, 2025

Should be read by everyone living in the U.S., especially with the current state of things.......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie’s on February 06, 2025

Happy Black History Month! This is it, this is the one to recommend to your parents or coworkers or uncle or whoever when they ask you for “a good book about racism”. Not because it is necessarily the BEST or most comprehensive (there are too many good books on this topic to narrow that down!), but......more

Goodreads review by Madelyn on February 07, 2024

Alright, friends. This is a must read. It was just released last month, and it is such a great tool in understanding how systematic racism has molded and shaped our society. Boykin gives such great information and facts about the history of our country that he continues to tie into how they’ve come......more