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Am I Black Enough for You?

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Am I Black Enough for You?

By: Dr Anita Heiss
Narrated by: Dr Anita Heiss
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 I'm Aboriginal. I'm just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be.

What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate advocate for Aboriginal literacy, rights and representation, was born a member of the Wiradyuri nation of central New South Wales but was raised in the suburbs of Sydney and educated at the local Catholic school.

In this heartfelt and revealing memoir, told in her distinctive, wry style, with large doses of humour, Anita Heiss gives a firsthand account of her experiences as a woman with a Wiradyuri mother and Austrian father. Anita explains the development of her activist consciousness, how she strives to be happy and healthy, and the work she undertakes every day to ensure the world she leaves behind will be more equitable and understanding than it is today.

This audiobook includes an exclusive conversation between Anita Heiss and her publisher from Penguin Random House Australia, Meredith Curnow.©2022 Dr Anita Heiss (P)2022 Penguin Random House Australia Indigenous Studies Social Sciences Specific Demographics
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A memoir that opens your mind and challenges your thinking. My favourite stories are about her family, especially her dad. Reading about experiences of racism were sad and yet not surprising - I think there is an appetite for truth telling, I’m just not sure how long people will have to wait. 🕊

Honest, enlightening, and inspiring

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Thank you so much for this. I'm sharing this book and the important messages I received whilst reading it.

Inspiring, funny, informative.

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Beautifully told story and a voice that needs to be heard. So generous, thoughtful and intelligent.

Marvellous

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Dr Anita Heiss made me stop and think and feel what it means to be person with Indigenous heritage in this country at this time. She works so hard and selflessly gives herself to us in an effort help us understand the mirade of realities Indigenous people have to face everyday. I will be reading black again without a doubt.

An amazing woman with a wonderful voice

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Anita Heiss is an absolute national treasure. I’m really glad this is a high school text, I wish we had had this book in high school *slaps head*. I’m going to spruik the crap out of this book….

Fabulous.

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