45 pages 1 hour read

Michael Eric Dyson

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

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Reviews & Readership

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Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson is praised for its powerful and urgent message on race relations, with eloquent prose and poignant anecdotes resonating deeply. Critics note its emotional intensity and confrontational tone, which may alienate some readers. Despite divisive reception, its call for honest dialogue on racial justice is widely acknowledged.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Tears We Cannot Stop?

A reader who would enjoy Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson is one engaged with social justice, race relations, and contemporary issues of systemic racism. Fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me or Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist will find Dyson’s prose both provocative and enlightening.

Recommended

Reading Age

18+years

Book Details

Topics
Race / Racism
Social Justice
Politics / Government
Themes
Identity: Race
Society: Community
Society: Class