Biography
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
2018·185 pages
A powerful memoir by Austin Channing Brown on navigating racial divides as a Black woman in white-dominated spaces.
Owned
Owned
A powerful memoir by Austin Channing Brown on navigating racial divides as a Black woman in white-dominated spaces.
About
Details
The author's first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when her parents told her they named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. She grew up in majority-white schools, organizations, and churches, and has spent her life navigating America's racial divide as a writer, a speaker, and an expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion. While so many institutions claim to value diversity in their mission statements, many fall short of m...
What Readers Think
View 1 reviewWhat's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
AI
No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
AI
No violence or gore depicted.
Profanity
AI
No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
AI
No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
AI
No LGBTQIA+ representation depicted.
Religious content
AI
Moderate focus on evangelical Christianity and its role in racial dynamics.
Magic & witchcraft
AI
No witchcraft or occult themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
AI
No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
AI
Major focus on racial justice, systemic racism, and critiques of white supremacy.
Self-harm / suicide
AI
No self-harm or suicide themes depicted.
Abuse & suffering
AI
Moderate discussion of systemic racism and personal experiences of discrimination.
Other
AI
No information found.