This is MPR's Life Kit and I'm Eric DeGens.

There's been a lot of talk about the work white people need to do these days.

The work of understanding their place in racism.

The work of reflecting on how they fit in the mechanisms of white supremacy.

And the work of understanding and accepting how they're complicit.

Well, take it from anti-racism, educated laylisod,

answering those questions is not easy.

This work is not a walk in the park.

You know, many people consciously want to do the work,

but they want to do it in a way where they can still stay safe.

This work has to undo you.

It has to break your heart.

Layla is the author of Me in White supremacy,

a book which started as a 28-day Instagram challenge

and burst onto the New York Times bestseller list

in the wake of America's current exploration of interest in systemic racism.

Each chapter breaks down a concept like white silence or tone policing.

Then, Layla asks the reader to write journal entries on each topic.

The prompts are direct and unflinching.

And that's the point.

To help readers explore the specific and personal ways

they have been complicit in white supremacy.

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