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In Trumping the Race Card-A National Agenda: Moving Beyond Race and Racism, author and diversity consultant Rodney Patterson provides a thought-provoking examination of race and racism in the United States, which invites us to consider several questions, including: - Are racism and prejudice the same or are they supporting ideologies? - If a person is prejudice, does that make them racist as well? - What makes a person a racist in the true sense of the word? Mr. Patterson provides the Anatomy of an Ism to show how biases can evolve and transition into acts of racism by individuals, ultimately becoming institutionalized within systems. He encouraging each of us to avoid the inclination to ""look the other way"" and provides 10 strategies aptly designed as action steps. He also covers a broad spectrum of concepts, each designed to move us beyond race and racism, and closer to the idea of living as a true community.

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"""In today's climate, filled with so much divisive communication about race and racism, we desperately need new motivation that brings new clarity on these topics. This book inspires me to have that difficult dialogue in a different and humane way. I encourage you to read it and join me in the conversation."" -Eric Thomas, Ph.D., Global Motivational Speaker ""This book...helps the reader understand ... the history of the concept of race but also the inevitability of systemic racism throughout history and provides ways to address the challenges they present to relationships and society."" -Lee Gardenswartz, Ph.D. and Anita Rowe, Ph.D., partners, Gardenswartz & Rowe and The Emotional Intelligence and Diversity Institute"

In today's climate, filled with so much divisive communication about race and racism, we desperately need new motivation that brings new clarity on these topics. This book inspires me to have that difficult dialogue in a different and humane way. I encourage you to read it and join me in the conversation. -Eric Thomas, Ph.D., Global Motivational Speaker This book...helps the reader understand ... the history of the concept of race but also the inevitability of systemic racism throughout history and provides ways to address the challenges they present to relationships and society. -Lee Gardenswartz, Ph.D. and Anita Rowe, Ph.D., partners, Gardenswartz & Rowe and The Emotional Intelligence and Diversity Institute

""In today's climate, filled with so much divisive communication about race and racism, we desperately need new motivation that brings new clarity on these topics. This book inspires me to have that difficult dialogue in a different and humane way. I encourage you to read it and join me in the conversation."" -Eric Thomas, Ph.D., Global Motivational Speaker ""This book...helps the reader understand ... the history of the concept of race but also the inevitability of systemic racism throughout history and provides ways to address the challenges they present to relationships and society."" -Lee Gardenswartz, Ph.D. and Anita Rowe, Ph.D., partners, Gardenswartz & Rowe and The Emotional Intelligence and Diversity Institute

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