Important People in So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo
This Study Guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of So You Want to Talk About Race.

Important People in So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo
This Study Guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of So You Want to Talk About Race.
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Ijeoma Oluo

Ijeomo is the author and narrator of So You Want To Talk About Race. She identifies as a queer woman of color. She is also a mother, raising two boys who are also people of color. Oluo's heritage is mixed-race (her mother is white) though she identifies as black. Oluo has lived in Seattle all her life, where she has often felt out of place and lonely in a predominantly white city. As a child, Oluo was bright and showed a lot of academic potential which was nurtured by her mother and her teachers. Though she grew up in poverty, she was able to overcome economic and racial obstacles to get a university degree and to do well in the workplace, earning several promotions.

Oluo is currently a writer and social justice advocate. Much of her social justice focuses on race, though she does take an...

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