{"product_id":"play-the-game-change-the-game-leave-the-game-pathways-to-black-empowerment-prosperity-and-joy-hardcover","title":"Play the Game. Change the Game. Leave the Game.: Pathways to Black Empowerment, Prosperity, and Joy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Livingston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstead of waiting for White people to change, Black people must prioritize their own prosperity, power, and self-determination by navigating, challenging, and exiting racist systems--a radical argument from a Harvard behavioral scientist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's time to face an inconvenient truth: our current approach to fighting racism is just not working. For a brief moment following the murder of George Floyd, it seemed as though the country had finally acknowledged the destructive legacy of slavery and White supremacy, and had committed to putting things right. Now, a horde of prominent voices--many of whom professed to be antiracist allies--are pulling back, cutting support, and defunding programs that sought to level the playing field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarvard psychologist Robert Livingston contends that racism operates like an addiction for so many White people: hard to admit, and even harder to quit. Given their unwillingness to kick the habit, where does this leave Black people? In this provocative book, Livingston has flipped the script, asking: How can Black people attain prosperity and peace of mind \u003ci\u003edespite\u003c\/i\u003e the enduring presence of racism? Livingston reveals three paths: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlay the game, \u003c\/b\u003e or find ways to work within mainstream, predominantly White systems without sacrificing your identity or dignity. Think of Kenneth Chenault, a \"tempered radical\" who rose through the ranks to become the first Black CEO of American Express.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChange the game, \u003c\/b\u003e or challenge the status quo in an effort to upend White supremacy--like Colin Kaepernick, whose idealism cost him his football career but made him an icon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLeave the game, \u003c\/b\u003e or turn away from White environments to carve out spaces where Black people can flourish--from HBCUs to entrepreneurship to the creation of ethnic enclaves, like the all-Black, middle-class neighborhood where Livingston himself grew up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on social science, his own experiences, and interviews with trailblazing Black leaders and luminaries, Livingston reveals the contours of these oft overlapping paths for effectively navigating, mitigating, and circumventing White supremacy. \u003ci\u003ePlay the Game. Change the Game. Leave the Game. \u003c\/i\u003eis a bold, groundbreaking proposition that empowers readers to make the leap from being played to creating their own game plan.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Livingston\u003c\/b\u003e is a race scholar who serves on the faculty of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation, \u003c\/i\u003eselected as a \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2021 and nominated for a 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Achievement. His research has appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Harvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e. For over two decades, he has been a diversity consultant to more than a hundred Fortune 500 companies, public-sector agencies, and non-profit organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.37 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964678209837,"sku":"9798217085972","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/play-the-game-change-the-game-leave-the-game-pathways-to-black-empowerment-prosperity-and-joy-hardcover-7373678.webp?v=1775476926","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/play-the-game-change-the-game-leave-the-game-pathways-to-black-empowerment-prosperity-and-joy-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}