"Remington''s work is evocative and illuminating. Part poetry, part diary, part philosophy-on-fire, Penetrating Whiteness is a novelistic playground for readers who care about how this American moment demands reform, reimagining, and rebirth."-- Lauren Gunderson, three-time recipient of American Theatre Magazine''s list of most produced playwrights "Provocative, stimulating, expressive, and inciteful characterize Ralph Remington''s book, Penetrating Whiteness . It is an explosive journal of thoughts that share his anger, frustration and intellectual curiosity for the African American plight in this country. His thesis is presented in a contemporary style, a stream of consciousness, that is reminiscent of the social protest movement of the Sixties. Intriguing and graphic, he takes the reader on a journey filled with challenging thoughts, critiques of political history, race, race relations and the overwhelming impact of racial disparity in the United States. In these times of chaos, DEI destruction, and the numerous attacks on Democracy, it is indeed a must-read." -Geoffrey Newman, Dean and Professor Emeritus, Nonfiction Authors Association''s 2024 Book Award winner, author of Better To Cry Now "Anyone wanting introspection on the current times, this book is a must-read.

Ralph breaks down how America ended up in this current climate." -- Edward Andrés Dennis, author of The Boy from Mexico series "Ralph Remington writes with the fire of lived truth and the precision of a poet. In Penetrating Whiteness , he doesn''t just dissect the American condition--he exposes its pulse. This is a book for anyone willing to confront the uncomfortable, stay in the room, and come out changed." -- Kim Makoi, D.C., Ph.D.

, author of Booze to Balance "At long last, a book that tells the truth as it is. Penetrating Whiteness doesn''t just analyze--it exposes. Ralph Remington writes with the precision of a historian and the rawness of lived experience. His words are unflinching, searing, and profoundly human. I''m grateful for his audacity--to write with such unleashing ferocity and fearless clarity. This isn''t merely a ''woke'' book; it''s a necessary insomnia--one that refuses to let America sleep through its own reckoning."-- Debbie Chinn, CEO, Producer, Filmmaker, Arts Activist, and Author of Dancing in Their Light, Year of the Dragon, and Polynesian Nights "When we read uncomfortable words, we may just be reading a truth. Ralph''s bold essays confront white supremacy and systemic discrimination for future generations to learn from the grievances of Black Americans.

This book disrupts the status quo." -- Emily Thiroux Threatt, author of Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief and host of Grief and Happiness podcast "Provocative, stimulating, expressive and inciteful characterize Ralph Remington''s book, Penetrating Whiteness. It is an explosive journal of thoughts that share his anger, frustration and intellectual curiosity for the African American plight in this country. His thesis is presented in a contemporary style, a stream of consciousness, that is reminiscent of the social protest movement of the Sixties. Intriguing and graphic, he takes the reader on a journey filled with challenging thoughts, critiques of political history, race, race relations and the overwhelming impact of racial disparity in the United States. In these times of chaos, DEI destruction, and the numerous attacks on Democracy, it is indeed a must read." -- Geoffrey Newman, award-winning author of Better to Cry Now, a memoir "At a time when white supremacy, divisiveness, racism, sexism, and homophobia are again on the rise, Ralph Remington sheds light on a disturbingly fundamental aspect of our societal psyche. Penetrating Whiteness will change the way you think about America today.

"-- Nina Amir, bestselling author of The Author Training Manual and Change the World One Book at a Time "Ralph Remington''s Penetrating Whiteness is an arrow shot through the damaged. on-life-support heart of America. This is a book that makes readers think deeply about our conventional wisdom, incomplete history, and the undiagnosed as such, mental illness of racism. Gritty, provocative, part memoir, part manifesto, Penetrating Whiteness is one Black American man''s warning to the country he loves enough to demand that it enact its proposed ideals. This is the book for this moment. " -- Marita Golden, author o f How to Become a Black Writer and What Every Black Parent Needs to Know to Save Our Sons "The Trump Era has caused many Americans to question their place in a United States in which its leaders embrace and exploit bigotry and advance authoritarianism. Ralph Remington, artist, actor, writer, and activist, has delivered an eloquent and challenging guide for contending with this crisis and confronting the dark forces that threaten the nation''s future. " -- David Corn, author, American Psychosis Washington Bureau Chief Mother Jones "Penetrating Whiteness is full of transformative insights.

Ralph''s discourse on identity is layered, powerful, and steeped in lived experience."-- Maureen Calamia, podcaster and author of The Enchanted Earth "It takes strength and courage to speak your truth. In Penetrating Whiteness, Ralph Remington has both and shows us how."-- Alexs Pate, author of New York Times bestseller, Amistad.