Description

Dear White Woman Please Come Home is Kimberlee Yolanda Williamss invitation to white women longing for authentic friendship with Black and brown women the kind of friendship with no place for secrets the kind of relationship where truthtelling is welcome even when it hurts

The idea for the book was born after attending a workshop that left her shaken and angry In it Kimberlee listened as white woman after white woman didnt understand how this or that comment custom behavior or norm so negatively impacted women of color Eventually she had an epiphany How could white women know what we Black and brown women go through if we dont tell them

In the resulting book she explores with vulnerability sorrow rage and humor how white women often despite best intentions signal to her and other women of color to proceed with caution when in their presence The letters story arc combined with endofchapter questions for deep reflection offer white women insight to the damage done as well as to what it takes to come home to be trusted The question throughout the book lingers until the very last letter Will Kimberlee find her long lost sister Will she want to come home Be ready to come home