Wounds : a collaborative memoir in stories / Razel Jones & Daniel Abbott.

Foreword -- I'm definitely different -- The "N" word -- Different is lonely -- Handcuffs -- White girls are illegal -- Black love -- I'm not different -- It never rains in southern California -- I fit the description -- Forefeiting white privilege -- Escape -- Resting peace -- The anonymous poster.

"Wounds: A Collaborative Memoir in Stories is about the triumphs and the pains experienced in Razel Jones, (African American) and Daniel Abbotts (Caucasian) collective journey toward cross-cultural navigation. Jones and Abbott explore the concepts of Race, Difference, and Cross-Cultural navigation through stories beginning with their youthful experiences in rural northwestern Michigan. On the heels of the senseless, race-inspired murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, change is past due. The void of understanding Difference and the need for activists and allies in various forms is absolute. This book offers tools to enable the building of meaningful cross-cultural relationships, and to inspire activism and advocacy. These true stories will cause those who have experienced similar racism to resonate with the cycles, behaviors, and responses. They will inspire allies to emotionally connect and dive deeper into realization of the patterns of oppression. All readers will grow in empathy, and be compelled to amp up efforts to be more anti-racist, culturally intelligent, and effective in standing against inequities".--www.sumercamppublishing. com.