It did not seem accessible to my patron group based on their age and reading level. It is more appropriate for an AP class study or an adult audience

The perfect book if you are looking for words of wisdom or reflection from Black activist circles. This is more a book of interviews of public figures than essays examining the impacts of white supremacy and how to move forward. Definitely grab this if you are looking for words of empowerment but not if you're looking for a deep dive into anti-racism.

Inspiring and informative! How We Fight White Supremacy is Interesting, inspiring, and a powerful collection of interviews and essays on how to fight white supremacy. It explores the different ways black people have resisted and fought white supremacy. I would hope that everyone read this book. It is exceptional.

The list of contributors to this volume edited by Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin of Colorlines is on point: Jamilah Lemieux, Imani Perry, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Alicia Garza, and adrienne maree brown are among those who share with readers how they resist and fight white supremacy. #RequiredReading. - Featured in my Ms. Magazine column 3/15/2019

Interesting, inspiring, and powerful collection of interviews and essays on how to fight white supremacy. I liked that rather than attempt to find ONE answer (as if white supremacy was one problem), it explores the different ways black people have resisted and fought white supremacy. It was really well organized, and while it obviously deals with heavy topics and heart-breaking realities, I finished this inspired and energized to ask myself what more I can do to fight white supremacy.

A different take on the racism discussion. Instead of white resistance to change, and the danger of white supremacy and the impact it has in the world, we get a multifaceted look on how people of color, mainly Black people fight against white supremacy. A thoughtful book that gives answers to the question, “well what are you doing about it?” It being white supremacy.

The answers are as varied as those who were chosen to be a part of this project. Artists, Writers, Activists, and some unsung persons in life. Why this book, in this way?

From the introduction: “The fact is, White supremacy defines our current reality. It is not merely a belief that to be White is to be better. It is a political, cultural, and economic system premised on the subjugation of people who are not White. That subjugation takes on an infinite number of forms and is enforced with varying degrees of physical violence, mental abuse, and robbery.......... We’re fascinated by those who resist and create despite the obstacles created by White supremacy and its lackeys: sexism, homophobia, disenfranchisement, transphobia, colorism, ableism, and more.”

The book is arranged in such a way that each chapter deals with a different category of resistance. And the editors add their personal history and experience in each resistance category. At the core of the book is inspiring lessons on fighting and dreaming for something bigger and better. It is a hopeful document with prime examples on why hopefulness is necessary.

Because I’m a easy laugher and user of humor, the resistance of humor as a weapon resonated with me and in the chapter Laugh To Keep From Crying, Kenrya Rankin praises humor “It presses Pause on your anxiety and gives you permission to step away from your constant vigilance. When we allow laughter in, we unfold, relax our shoulders, loosen our limbs, release our tongues, throw off the invisible cloak of respectability, and feel rejuvenated enough to head back into battle, heads high. It lets us return to ourselves.” Irrefutable! Thanks to Perseus Books and Netgalley for an advanced ebook. Book drops Mar. 26, 2019

“We wrote this book to document the people, from the unsung to the famous, who are doing good work right where they stand, fighting causes both sexy and pedestrian.”

Solomon and Rankin wholeheartedly accomplish this goal in “How We Fight White Supremacy.” This text lays a purposeful foundation for understanding the fight against white supremacy in its extremely varied forms and sets up an attainable future of freedom. The editors are frank about what they chose to include and what they chose not to include (black conservatives, in particular). I appreciated that being acknowledged and plain, and agree with their decision in the context of the narrative.

Since I read the ebook version, a lot of the formatting was confusing (who was talking and when and how) that would be clearer in the physical book. In parts, the flow was choppy and I wished there had been more transitions and a formal conclusion chapter. However, the points were salient.

I found writers and poets and artists in this book I will seek out now. The breadth of inclusion is wide. The poetry they included is one of the highlights of the text. Stunning. An important read for everyone in our fight for an empowered future.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harchette Book Group, and Nation Books for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

As someone who reads a fair amount of community and culture analysis, I couldn’t wait to dive into this book and I’m pleased to say that it did not disappoint.

White supremacy isn’t new at all but what is new is the manner in which each generation has to fight against it. It is a beautiful declaration that should be read by people of all colours as a guide to defining and fighting racist oppression.

This is a strong and powerful collection of essays celebrating black resistance and how so many people of colour have to deal with different realities.

A worthy, timely and important read.

Actual Rating: 4.5 stars

How We Fight White Supremacy is a fantastic collection of interviews with Black activists, art pieces, and thoughtful essays on a variety of topics related to fighting white supremacy. It is compelling, interesting, beautiful, and heart-breaking by turns. It is nicely organized into topical sections (faith, love, beauty etc.) and we get to hear from the editors on each topic. I think this also could serve as a good introduction to other writers that might be worth picking up. Among many others, they interviewed Ta-Nehisi Coates who is, in my opinion, one of the best thinkers on race in America today. This collection represents a wide variety of backgrounds, professions, beliefs, and experiences, but is all aimed at this issue of fighting racism and white supremacy. I think it is well worth picking up.

I received a review copy of this book via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

This is an amazing collection of powerful stories of black resistance, power, and activism that I want to tell everyone to read.

Divided into several parts, How We Fight White Supremacy is a collection of interviews, essays, poems, recollections, and thoughts by an array of different Black Americans from all walks of life. The central topic is how these people fight white supremacy, but each voice is unique and brings different ideas, thoughts, experiences, and processes to the table. Curated, edited, and introduced by Colorlines editors Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin, How We Fight White Supremacy brings together voices such as Tarana Burke, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Harry Belafonte, Alicia Garza, Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Dr. Yaba Blya, Mahogany L. Brown, Aja Graydon, Christopher Rashad Green, Damon Young, and many, many more.

What I loved the most about this book was the unity in the message and the voices: one fight, many different ways, but together. Despite what some people in this country may proclaim we have never entered into a “post racial” era, and white supremacy still penetrates at all levels of our society. This book is a must read, a celebration of the hard work of real resistance on a daily basis, but also an important lesson to those of us who continue to benefit from white privilege.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

I have preordered my copy and so should you – the only way to learn and to really start changing how we perpetuate white supremacy is to sit down and really listen.

I have gone back and forth on my review for this novel. I have some much to say and so many feeling that I'm not sure I can even put them into words to articulate them correctly. How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance by Akiba Solomon, kiba Solomon is a phenomenal collection of essays celebrating black resistance, detailing how black people have been fighting white supremacy, how they became activists, and what they hope to achieve in their resistance. With Contributors like Ta-Nehisi Coates Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Kiese Laymon, Damon Young, Michael Arceneaux, Amanda Seales, Imani Perry and many others this book will show you, explain to you how people of color deal with certain realities on a daily basis. I feel this book was written for those that are learning, for those that have no clue on where and why this system has failed people of color and why we are always fighting for equality.

Have you ever asked yourself how you fight white supremacy? You’d have to define it first and then understand what it means before you could answer that. But once you understood what it meant and how you were affected by it, could you say how you fight white supremacy? It’s a question I’ve battled with for the last few years. Definitely more so since 2016. I don’t know if I have a single answer for that, especially when sometime just existing as Black woman in the United States feels like an act of resistance. I gravitated towards this book because I wanted to see what other people had to say and how other people are fighting back. If nothing else, this book has shown me that there are many different ways to fight. People will do what they are capable of doing, and fight in the best way they know how.

This book is a collection of many things. It has poetry, essays, interviews, question and answer sessions and music. It’s not a monolith of one note statements meant inspire you to move, but these different elements all bring different levels of hope. Separated into different themes it brings all of these elements into focus. Solomon and Rankin end each section with their own thoughts and reflections. Those reflections ground everything and invite you to reflect on your own position in all of this.

I enjoyed this book. I liked how there were so many different people expressing themselves in so many different ways. This book shows example after example of the different ways Black people, whether they are men, women, part of the LGBTQ community, musicians, artist, felon, all of these people are fighting and the fight is taking place on so many different levels. This isn’t a book that sets out to tell you what to do. But it is a book that shows you that your fight will be your own. That many other people have chosen their way to fight and you can also find yours.

Beautiful, poignant, and quite timely. This collection of essays & ideas is an eye-opening, must-read.

Thanks to Perseus Books and NetGalley for this book in exchange for a review.

I am not the intended audience for this book, and the prologue makes it clear. However, I kept reading and I’m glad I did. It’s a book that celebrates black resistance, detailing how black people have been fighting white supremacy, how they became activists, and what they hope to achieve in their resistance.

I found it very moving, as someone who is aware of white supremacy. In our current climate, when the majority of white women are voting for and propping up white supremacy, I think it’s very important work, to expose the white supremacy and resist against it. This book is so important and I hope that it gets a lot of attention.

This is my first ever book received from NetGalley and honestly, I couldn't have hoped for a better choice.

I'm strongly against spoilers in reviews so I won't give away specifics but rather, discuss how important this book is in our current socio-political climate.

This book is a must-read. Not only is it inspirational and educational but it also forces you to truly think about the work you're doing when it comes to the fight against white supremacy.

I am a white teen librarian in an area predominantly made up of minorities (especially Black and Hispanic people) and my biggest motivation is to make sure my collections are meeting the needs of my teens. I especially want to be able to give them examples of positive role models, so that they may realized they can move beyond what society expects of them.

This book provides that. We're given real stories from real people that are doing the work. It's approachable as well, which is so important because a lot of the emotional work involved in social justice, especially in race-based social justice, can be very heavy and hard on the learner. While this book does make you do the work, does make you assess your own experiences and thoughts and your place in this fight, it doesn't scare you off. It's presented in a way that seems like talking with your friends rather than reading up on a lecture. And I think that's vital for such a heavy subject.

I cannot recommend this book enough. It should exist in every library everywhere.

I don't think I'm the right audience for this book because it seems geared toward a black audience. I thought I would be able to find a lot of meaning in it as well, but I found the topics and length of chapters hard to navigate.