How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged
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A breakdown of the economic and social injustices facing Black people and other marginalized citizens inspired by political activist Kimberly Jones' viral video， “How Can We Win。”
“So if I played four hundred rounds of Monopoly with you and I had to play and give you every dime that I made， and then for fifty years， every time that I played， if you didn't like what I did， you got to burn it like they did in Tulsa and like they did in Rosewood， how can you win？ How can you win？"
When Kimberly Jones declared these words amid the protests spurred by the murder of George Floyd， she gave a history lesson that in just over six minutes captured the economic struggles of Black people in America。 Within days the video had been viewed by millions of people around the world， riveted by Jones’s damning—and stunningly succinct—analysis of the enduring disparities Black Americans face。
In How We Can Win， Jones delves into the impacts of systemic racism and reveals how her formative years in Chicago gave birth to a lifelong devotion to justice。 Here， in a vital expansion of her declaration， she calls for Reconstruction 2。0， a multilayered plan to reclaim economic and social restitutions—those restitutions promised with emancipation but blocked， again and again， for more than 150 years。 And， most of all， Jones delivers strategies for how we can effect change as citizens and allies while nurturing ourselves—the most valuable asset we have—in the fight against a system that is still rigged。
A breakdown of the economic and social injustices facing Black people and other marginalized citizens inspired by political activist Kimberly Jones' viral video， “How Can We Win。”
“So if I played four hundred rounds of Monopoly with you and I had to play and give you every dime that I made， and then for fifty years， every time that I played， if you didn't like what I did， you got to burn it like they did in Tulsa and like they did in Rosewood， how can you win？ How can you win？"
When Kimberly Jones declared these words amid the protests spurred by the murder of George Floyd， she gave a history lesson that in just over six minutes captured the economic struggles of Black people in America。 Within days the video had been viewed by millions of people around the world， riveted by Jones’s damning—and stunningly succinct—analysis of the enduring disparities Black Americans face。
In How We Can Win， Jones delves into the impacts of systemic racism and reveals how her formative years in Chicago gave birth to a lifelong devotion to justice。 Here， in a vital expansion of her declaration， she calls for Reconstruction 2。0， a multilayered plan to reclaim economic and social restitutions—those restitutions promised with emancipation but blocked， again and again， for more than 150 years。 And， most of all， Jones delivers strategies for how we can effect change as citizens and allies while nurturing ourselves—the most valuable asset we have—in the fight against a system that is still rigged。
Reviews
Ali
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Very good read。 Good teaching points。 I recommend this。
Katherine
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Kimberly Jones does a fantastic job of outlining the crimes committed throughout American history against African Americans and the aggressions and violence against POC their communities that were ignored by a system too busy with pursuing the American Dream for themselves。 Unfolding the history bit by bit reveals the implicit bias and system racism ingrained into current day USA。 As Ms Jones puts it， the game is rigged against people of color。 By sharing her poignant personal hardship highlight Kimberly Jones does a fantastic job of outlining the crimes committed throughout American history against African Americans and the aggressions and violence against POC their communities that were ignored by a system too busy with pursuing the American Dream for themselves。 Unfolding the history bit by bit reveals the implicit bias and system racism ingrained into current day USA。 As Ms Jones puts it， the game is rigged against people of color。 By sharing her poignant personal hardship highlights the hard truths hidden from much of middle class white society。 She points out the value in reversing the effects （reinstating the Freedman's Bureau） of redlining and supporting poorer communities to help them become more affluent。 Different segments of our country need to come together and have the painful conversation that is long overdue。 In a country that doesn't like to confront its dark past， this is a valuable lesson for all of us。 。。。more
Debby
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3。5 Part history， part commentary， and part guidebook， this nonfiction piece from activist and YA fiction author Kimberly Jones is expected to be published Tuesday （1/18）。 Read my full review here。#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #HenryHoltAndCompany #HowWeCanWin 3。5 Part history， part commentary， and part guidebook， this nonfiction piece from activist and YA fiction author Kimberly Jones is expected to be published Tuesday （1/18）。 Read my full review here。#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #HenryHoltAndCompany #HowWeCanWin 。。。more
Hanners
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What stands out in Jones' book is exactly what draws you in when you watch her viral speech; her honest anger and incredible organization of thought。 A sure sign she is always just that sharp。 What stands out in Jones' book is exactly what draws you in when you watch her viral speech; her honest anger and incredible organization of thought。 A sure sign she is always just that sharp。 。。。more
Jess
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There is only one word I can use to describe this book: impactful。 I had not heard of the author or listened to her vital speech prior to reading this but it sure inspired me to go watch it afterwards。 I am as white as they come at 100% western European descent， but I was raised by a liberal mother and grew up with friends from all walks of life， so I have always tried to more aware of the social conversations happening around me。 I knew about a lot of what was talked about in the book， but had There is only one word I can use to describe this book: impactful。 I had not heard of the author or listened to her vital speech prior to reading this but it sure inspired me to go watch it afterwards。 I am as white as they come at 100% western European descent， but I was raised by a liberal mother and grew up with friends from all walks of life， so I have always tried to more aware of the social conversations happening around me。 I knew about a lot of what was talked about in the book， but had never heard it described through personal experiences or through the POV of someone who has lived their entire life with these experiences。 So much of the book made me mad as hell and really inspired me to want to educate myself more so I can help further the conversation amongst other white people。 This book will make you think in ways you probably never have if you've never had to before。 It may inspire you to even take action。 I know it has for me。 I will be recommending this to all of my friends and family because I think it's incredibly important to broaden your perspective and lean into empathy。 I think this book will continue to be talked about for years， as it should。 It offers so many solutions to so many longstanding problems in this country and even suggests simple things we can do in our own lives every day。 。。。more
Carin
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Have you watched Kimberly’s viral video？ Comparing the financial issues of the race relations of the last 400 years to the board game Monopoly？ It’s brilliant。 Go watch it now。 I’ll wait。After that impressive rant （which by the way， was 100% unscripted and off the top of her head。 Wow。）， she went on to expand on those ideas in this book， How We Can Win。 She stays on topic， has done her research， and doesn’t blather on until you’re bored。 She keeps it tight and on point。 From practically Day 1 of Have you watched Kimberly’s viral video？ Comparing the financial issues of the race relations of the last 400 years to the board game Monopoly？ It’s brilliant。 Go watch it now。 I’ll wait。After that impressive rant （which by the way， was 100% unscripted and off the top of her head。 Wow。）， she went on to expand on those ideas in this book， How We Can Win。 She stays on topic， has done her research， and doesn’t blather on until you’re bored。 She keeps it tight and on point。 From practically Day 1 of this country， it’s been based on the theft of labor （and of land）， and race relations between Blacks and whites in America have had an underpinning of money that we don’t acknowledge。 And everything else we try to do to fix the racial situations， will never be fixed until we address that foundational problem。She takes us back through the history， and up until now。 She takes it personal at times， including talking about a time when she was violently arrested over an $85 unpaid parking ticket， and ended up spending 3 days in jail away from her infant and potentially losing her job （luckily she worked at a badass independent bookstore so she did not but most other people in her situation would have。） You don’t think police brutality of Blacks has a financial underpinning？ Think again。 She addresses reparations， and I think her plan for them is incredibly sound （she’s opposed to direct payouts and instead thinks basic underpinnings of our society need to be leveled， such as not basing school money on property taxes but instead funding schools equally。）This book will really make you think。 It might make you mad。 It might spur you to action。 But it will definitely wake you up and reframe one of the biggest issues in this country in a way that can be addressed。 This is a vitally important book that I think should be a part of the political conversations in America for years to come。 。。。more
M。
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It was a good read。
Never Without a Book
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Short but powerful。
Ron Frampton
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A book on the disparities that black americans face。
Brandi Pearl Reynolds
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Well-written
Anna （bibliophiles_bookstagram）
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If you've watched Kimberly Jones's viral video during the protests after George Floyd's murder， you will be familiar with the analogy of the game of Monopoly to help understand the economic hardships Black Americans have faced。 If you haven't watched her video， spend 2 seconds searching， and you'll find it right away。 Then watch it。 Her plea at the end of the video is "How can we WIN？" This book is a search into American history， economy， politics， systems， and race。 If you've ever heard the old If you've watched Kimberly Jones's viral video during the protests after George Floyd's murder， you will be familiar with the analogy of the game of Monopoly to help understand the economic hardships Black Americans have faced。 If you haven't watched her video， spend 2 seconds searching， and you'll find it right away。 Then watch it。 Her plea at the end of the video is "How can we WIN？" This book is a search into American history， economy， politics， systems， and race。 If you've ever heard the old "pull themselves up by the bootstraps" saying， and you've believed it to be true， or you are a firm believer in meritocracy， then please pick up this book。 It starts by understanding how Blacks have never been given the chance at generational wealth， even though they were brought her forcibly 400 years ago。 She discusses， very simply and straightforwardly， the need to de-fund the police （and what it REALLY means）， to instill national academic/educational standards so that students in both rich and poor neighborhoods receive the same education， to really examine the need for reparations （and what this could look like）， and to find ways to re-create the systems that have purposely cheated and harmed Black individuals and families for generations。 Her writing is fierce and poignant， yet simple and easy to digest。 I flew through this book。 I'm not going to quote from the book here since I did read an ARC， but I outlined and made so many notes throughout this book--it'll save you all about 10 minutes if I don't start typing out all the vastly important points she made。 Get this book。 Pre-order it。 Mark it on your calendars。 It's a positive spin on how generations of harm can be reversed。 THANK YOU to Henry Holt & Co。 for the advanced review copy。 。。。more
Alandrea
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Excellent book from the lady that went viral during the protests of 2020 for comparing black peoples’ economic plight to a rigged game of Monopoly。 She made some really good points。 After reading her book I discovered that she is an author of a YA novel。 I’m excited to read it also。
Erin
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Giveaway Win！
Kim
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This was on my list to read over the holidays but didn't get started until a couple of days ago。 Well-written and thought provoking for those of us who grew up with a different life experience。 This was on my list to read over the holidays but didn't get started until a couple of days ago。 Well-written and thought provoking for those of us who grew up with a different life experience。 。。。more
Sharron
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* I received a copy from Goodreads。The copy I received was almost completely finished （missing notes & acknowledgements）， but hopefully was going to have one more edit。 There was a glaring problem early on， which hopefully got fixed。 The book is 169 pages， but not a very quick read， because it gets repetitive quickly。 Just didn't seem like she had enough material and had to stretch。 One other issue for me was how judgmental the second to last chapter gets。On the other hand， I think this would be * I received a copy from Goodreads。The copy I received was almost completely finished （missing notes & acknowledgements）， but hopefully was going to have one more edit。 There was a glaring problem early on， which hopefully got fixed。 The book is 169 pages， but not a very quick read， because it gets repetitive quickly。 Just didn't seem like she had enough material and had to stretch。 One other issue for me was how judgmental the second to last chapter gets。On the other hand， I think this would be an excellent introduction if someone doesn't know the history and effects of systemic racism this is a wonderful introduction。 。。。more
Eric Clapp
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This is a powerhouse of a book！I appreciate both the breadth and the focus of this work。 The focus on racial economic exploitation through history is a wonderful synthesis of the myriad of ways white supremacist actions disadvantage BIPOC economically through American history。Those topics have been covered before， and Jones references those works often。 Where she distinguished herself is really in the last 1/4 of the book where she gets SUPER practical with ways to approach the work with small， This is a powerhouse of a book！I appreciate both the breadth and the focus of this work。 The focus on racial economic exploitation through history is a wonderful synthesis of the myriad of ways white supremacist actions disadvantage BIPOC economically through American history。Those topics have been covered before， and Jones references those works often。 Where she distinguished herself is really in the last 1/4 of the book where she gets SUPER practical with ways to approach the work with small， intentional， proactive ways to make an impact on the world。This is a welcome addition to the chorus of antiracist praxis that is being published lately and I will return to it frequently。Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for a free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 All views expressed here are mine。 。。。more
Elise
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I won a giveaway！Thank you to Holt publishing for an ARC。I'm still digesting， but whoa。 What a fantastic book， written in a way that even I， with little knowledge about how economics work， get how Black people are continually harmed by the system。 I knew about redlining， race massacres， Jim Crow， slave patrols turn police force。 I didn't know about Black Codes or how northern abolitionists didn't see Black people as equals--they were really just against slavery， but didn't want to lift up newly I won a giveaway！Thank you to Holt publishing for an ARC。I'm still digesting， but whoa。 What a fantastic book， written in a way that even I， with little knowledge about how economics work， get how Black people are continually harmed by the system。 I knew about redlining， race massacres， Jim Crow， slave patrols turn police force。 I didn't know about Black Codes or how northern abolitionists didn't see Black people as equals--they were really just against slavery， but didn't want to lift up newly freed Black people？ That's some guts right there。I'm officially a Kimberly Jones devotee and I will be passing this book around for others to read as well。 。。。more
Brent
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How We Can Win is a book that makes a number of valid statements about race and racism in the United States， but it unfortunately gets bogged down by a number of problems。 The first problem is that the author basically admits in the book's introduction that it was written in order to capitalize on her popularity from being in a viral video。 There are also a number of places where she boasts about her influence or about how famous people like Lebron James have interacted with her。 This isn't a de How We Can Win is a book that makes a number of valid statements about race and racism in the United States， but it unfortunately gets bogged down by a number of problems。 The first problem is that the author basically admits in the book's introduction that it was written in order to capitalize on her popularity from being in a viral video。 There are also a number of places where she boasts about her influence or about how famous people like Lebron James have interacted with her。 This isn't a deal breaker for the book， since many people write books to make money and increase their influence or popularity， but it does distract from the message she is trying to convey。A second and more severe problem is that while the author makes a number of claims throughout the book， she very rarely supports these claims with evidence or by citing her sources （not even when referencing actual social science research）。 Often， the only support offered are anecdotal comments and observations by the author。 Since the author doesn't cite which of her sources are based on empirical facts and which are anecdotes， it's difficult to tell the two apart。 The writing style itself is somewhat disorganized and more stream of consciousness， like what you might find in a blog （I'll admit that I'm not a fan of this writing style）。The self-help/ advice section near the end reads like it's from another book and it doesn't connect well to the earlier parts of the book that focus on racism。 Some of the advice is also questionable and comes off as kind of patronizing。Despite all of these criticisms， the author does have valid commentary on racism， especially in regard to discussion on how generations of racism have prevented Black Americans from building generational wealth and how a wealth-based education system results in continuing racism。 This review is based on an ARC received from the Publisher and NetGalley。 。。。more
Jesse
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Fiery and passionate， Kimberly Jones offers some great words of advice and also words of wisdom here。 Some great info！
Concinnous
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While this book is right about the injustices that black people faced in the past， it makes it sound as though most white people are racist。 I don't know a single person who has an issue with skin color， which is exactly how should treat it。 Ignore the media guys！ They're blowing this up！ While this book is right about the injustices that black people faced in the past， it makes it sound as though most white people are racist。 I don't know a single person who has an issue with skin color， which is exactly how should treat it。 Ignore the media guys！ They're blowing this up！ 。。。more
melissa
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I received this book from NetGalley and publishers。 I loved it couldn't put it down。It is a short read for me。I was like I hope there will be more to come。 I have a new authors books to get in to she may not be new new but new to me。。 I received this book from NetGalley and publishers。 I loved it couldn't put it down。It is a short read for me。I was like I hope there will be more to come。 I have a new authors books to get in to she may not be new new but new to me。。 。。。more
Mary
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Good book
Lisa
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Kimberly Jones states facts and explains things with metaphors that make so much sense。 She has so much passion and is an absolute FORCE。
Laura
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I’m not the intended audience， but this audiobook was a powerful call to action。
Max
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Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy of the audiobook！Wow！ What an amazing book！ This is a must read as a person of color！ I love how each chapter builds to the next。 This book is so needed during these times of such unrest。 I’m not sure I can put into words what this book means to me at this point， but such an amazing read！ I’m recommending this read to all of my friends and family！
Steve
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Inspired by the authors viral YouTube video released during the protests spurred by the murder of George Floyd （which I hadn't seen）， this book discusses the social and economic history of Black people in America， the authors ideas on restitution which she calls Reconstruction 2。0， and actions that can be taken to effect change。 I thought the author's monopoly analogy when discussing economic issues was effective and the way she worked personal stories into the discussion demonstrated her perspe Inspired by the authors viral YouTube video released during the protests spurred by the murder of George Floyd （which I hadn't seen）， this book discusses the social and economic history of Black people in America， the authors ideas on restitution which she calls Reconstruction 2。0， and actions that can be taken to effect change。 I thought the author's monopoly analogy when discussing economic issues was effective and the way she worked personal stories into the discussion demonstrated her perspective on the topics she covered。 I received a free ARC of this book through the Goodreads First Reads giveaways。 I would rate this book 3。5 stars if Goodreads allowed half stars。 。。。more
Elora Orazio
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This book is important and should be broadly read。 While I don't agree with everything Jones shares， I think her perspective is useful。 She tactfully provides historical context for the inequities experienced by Black Americans and provides straightforward， tangible techniques for improving your own life and your community。 I won this advance reader copy as part of a Goodreads Giveaway。 This book is important and should be broadly read。 While I don't agree with everything Jones shares， I think her perspective is useful。 She tactfully provides historical context for the inequities experienced by Black Americans and provides straightforward， tangible techniques for improving your own life and your community。 I won this advance reader copy as part of a Goodreads Giveaway。 。。。more
Joanne
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If you don't know， now you know…（sry -got Hamilton on the brain） -Kimberly Jones’ new book （maybe you’ve read her co-authored YA book I’m Not Dying With You Tonight） expounds upon her viral YouTube video which builds a brilliant analogy of historical lack of generational wealth opportunities for Black Americans to the game of Monopoly。 She’s blunt， she’s fearless， and well， she’s right。 The book goes much further though， giving this dynamic activist another forum to ask the community to support If you don't know， now you know…（sry -got Hamilton on the brain） -Kimberly Jones’ new book （maybe you’ve read her co-authored YA book I’m Not Dying With You Tonight） expounds upon her viral YouTube video which builds a brilliant analogy of historical lack of generational wealth opportunities for Black Americans to the game of Monopoly。 She’s blunt， she’s fearless， and well， she’s right。 The book goes much further though， giving this dynamic activist another forum to ask the community to support Black banks & businesses， and to present a history of the US governmental policies and policing which created many of the problems we face， mostly through an economic lens。 The audiobook is narrated by Jones herself， and presents her arguments in a comprehensible and comprehensive manner。 Succinct and recommended。 。。。more
Carmensutra
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Part anti-racism work， part self-care， this book is all heart。
Bridgette
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