{"product_id":"the-elephant-in-the-room-9781736820957","title":"The Elephant in the Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eDerek Blain is a young, up-and-coming Black executive hired to deliver the keynote speech at a corporate summit on equity. Things get... complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek experiences perilous death threats, mind-opening conversations, and unexpected microaggressions at the summit. He also discovers a new set of opportunities, hazards, and plain awkwardness surrounding racial conversations in the workplace. His fellow facilitators - each a respected DEI practitioner - reveal their own wisdom and limitations as they examine hot button topics like reparations, Black Lives Matter, and Whiteness. Meanwhile, just outside, a notorious White supremacist group forms an armed protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA parable in a power suit, \u003cem\u003eThe Elephant in the Room\u003c\/em\u003e reckons with present-day workplace racism. The story provides opportunities for professionals to practice navigating the intricacies of racial difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip Jacob\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Cactus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736820957","brand":"Blue Cactus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714080608393,"sku":"9781736820957","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_696df3c4-ef84-4932-9217-87b15e01d053.jpg?v=1719633778","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-elephant-in-the-room-9781736820957","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}