A Race Is a Nice Thing to Have

<p><em>A Race Is a Nice Thing to Have: A Guide to Being a White Person or Understanding the White Persons in Your Life</em> is designed to help White people fully recognize and accept their racial identity assume the proper responsibility for ending racism and develop an understanding of how racism impacts their own racial group. </p><p>This powerful text encourages positive racial adjustment and deeper levels of self-understanding. The book explores the meaning of race in society the color-blindness movement the problem of ignorance about Whiteness the various phases of internalized racism and other critical topics. Evocative and meaningful activities throughout the text foster reflection and increased levels of self-awareness and acceptance. </p><p>The third edition features updated references and charts as well as a new foreword by Dr. Allen Ivey. </p><p><em>A Race Is a Nice Thing to Have</em> is part of the Cognella Series on Advances in Culture Race and Ethnicity. The series endorsed by Division 45 of the American Psychological Association addresses critical and emerging issues within culture race and ethnic studies as well as specific topics among key multicultural groups.</p>