Welcome to Litsy!

My February #bookspin is the tagged & #doublespin is The Art of Racing in the Rain.

Raphael Sofoluke is the founder of the UK Black Business Show and UK Black Business Week. His wife Opeyemi Sofoluke is Lead Regional Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager at a “Big Four” tech company. This book is essential for Black people looking for navigating the corporate world or developing their own entrepreneurial brand and also vital for white people who want to be better, constructive allies to Black colleagues and entrepreneurs.

Twice As Hard: Navigating Black Stereotypes and Creating Space for Success by Raphael and Opeyemi Sofoluke is an eye-opening handbook and guide for black people in a white-dominated workplace. It was an interesting read for me, as a non-black person. I deliberately requested this book, because I want to support black authors. I also want to find out how I can be an ally to black people in my own workplace.

#bookmail

I won this from BookishFirst. The excerpt I read on BookishFirst was intriguing, so I‘m interested in learning more.

I also read an interesting article on the WashPost about the use of the word “exotic” to describe food. A really enlightening read:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/07/07/exotic-food-xenophobia-racism/

#integrateyourshelf

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. I love the fact the authors are an entrepreneurial husband and wife team pairing up to tell the story of success in the black community. It‘s refreshing to see positivity and enlightenment towards this subject versus victimizing and hopelessness.