Whewwww Dr. Lassiter made many points throughout this book, MANY! For instance,"All oppression is oppression." I laughed, nodded, agreed, concurred, and even said "yep and I know that's right" outloud as though people could read my thoughts or know what i was in agreeing too page after page. He brought up an assignment that he had to do during Grad school in regards to Diversity and I too, remember this same assignment. We had to inject ourselves as the minority and "see how they live" and write a paper on it. His reaction was mines exactly. Chileeeee, this is our lives not a damn project or experience. I don't know why the APA finds this acceptable, then again being based off a predominantly white woman's thoughts and views is understandable. And then to have the token Black person in class to be asked questions after question, and to hear scenario after scenario chapped my arse. Even after the "assignment" many classmates still couldn't grasp the notion that they are blinded by reality, that Black people or People of the Global Majority live these lives day in and day out. it's not experiment nor an assignment. And when he spoke about us (Black people) having to do extra work, get more experience, more references while our counterparts do the bare minimum and are mediocre get the jobs just because of their race and their white sounding names. It's exhausting and at the same time refreshing to hear others having to jump through hoops when it comes to qualifications/jobs/experiences. I don't know why I'm surprised, but part of this is why I paused my doctoral process because of the daunting process and double work. Even in the mental health field, it's based off the thoughts of white men and women, who don't represent the rest of the world, their cultures, religions, socioeconomic status, race, beliefs and soooooooo much more isn't taken in account. I can go on and on about this read.... I'll just say if you're in the mental health field, read this book. If you're in Academia, read this book. If you're white, read this book. Great job, Dr. Lassiter. When, I'm done with my doctoral process, I wish to have mentor who is as passionate as you are. #Book12of2025 #Bookworm #Whatsnext