A powerful and memorable book. I saw Kimberly Jones' amazing speech in 2020 and this book serves as an expansion of her ideas and truths.

How We Can Win is a book that makes a number of valid statements about race and racism in the United States, but it unfortunately gets bogged down by a number of problems. The first problem is that the author basically admits in the book's introduction that it was written in order to capitalize on her popularity from being in a viral video. There are also a number of places where she boasts about her influence or about how famous people like Lebron James have interacted with her. This isn't a deal breaker for the book, since many people write books to make money and increase their influence or popularity, but it does distract from the message she is trying to convey.

A second and more severe problem is that while the author makes a number of claims throughout the book, she very rarely supports these claims with evidence or by citing her sources (not even when referencing actual social science research). Often, the only support offered are anecdotal comments and observations by the author. Since the author doesn't cite which of her sources are based on empirical facts and which are anecdotes, it's difficult to tell the two apart. The writing style itself is somewhat disorganized and more stream of consciousness, like what you might find in a blog (I'll admit that I'm not a fan of this writing style).

The self-help/ advice section near the end reads like it's from another book and it doesn't connect well to the earlier parts of the book that focus on racism. Some of the advice is also questionable and comes off as kind of patronizing.

Despite all of these criticisms, the author does have valid commentary on racism, especially in regard to discussion on how generations of racism have prevented Black Americans from building generational wealth and how a wealth-based education system results in continuing racism.

This book was a powerful call to action and, in spots, a practical guide to taking that action.
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I received this book from NetGalley and publishers.
I loved it couldn't put it down.
It is a short read for me.
I was like I hope there will be more to come. I have a new authors books to get in to she may not be new new but new to me..

Kimberly Jones states facts and explains things with metaphors that make so much sense. She has so much passion and is an absolute FORCE.