An introduction / by Jason Reynolds -- Bottle of nesquik, bottle of long since forgotten -- Two Americas -- So what is this talk I never got? -- How I tell a story -- White boy -- Chicken-and-egg problem... solved! -- Cheating to win -- How history lives in the present -- The entire system is rigged -- Ninja runs -- Hard look in the mirror -- What bullying looks like... to a whole community -- So step up! -- Well, actually, hang on a second... step back -- Messing up -- Messing up... and listening -- Who? -- Listening... without getting defensive -- Listening... and believing -- Taking action -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Some people I listened to and learned from who influenced the writing of this book.
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