White Spaces: Race, Dating White and Otherness

By Jameelah Ra'oof

White Spaces is a fearless work of fiction that follows Yasminah, a bold Black woman navigating life in a world dominated by whiteness. From classrooms to coffee shops to matters of the heart, she wrestles with what it means to exist as "the other" in spaces not built for her.

Through sharp insight and unflinching honesty, Yasminah shares her reflections on race, privilege, and identity-challenging assumptions while refusing to reduce her life to a single story. She is not consumed by anger, but rather compelled to speak candidly about her Black experience in white spaces: academic, professional, recreational, and intimate.

Both raw and thought-provoking, White Spaces explores race, belonging, and resilience with a voice that is as vulnerable as it is fearless.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578607905
• ISBN13: 9780578607900
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Jamra Books
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"