How I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories

“Lassiter makes powerful points about how racism permeates the field of psychology, with a dearth of Black clinicians and inadequate training for white therapists working with minority populations leading to misdiagnoses.”–Publishers Weekly
“This book is what we’ve been waiting for. It’s a must-read. Dr. Lassiter takes us on a necessary emotional roller coaster as he navigates becoming a prolific Black psychologist in a sea of whiteness. Providing readers a diagnostic of ‘whiteness’ finally gives us the language to describe that which we’ve known for so long as simply ‘crazy’ behavior. How I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories is a balm, a testament, a cauldron of healing, stories for that which has plagued us for so long in this society.”–Sharrell D. Luckett, PhD, editor of Black Acting Methods
“Dr. Lassiter is prolific in his teachings and writings, as he honors those who are often overlooked by the majority!!! I am super excited for the world to have a first-row seat in learning how he manages his frustrations in a quest to de-center whiteness, so ALL can live optimally as their full authentic selves.”–Dr. Ayana Jordan, Barbara Wilson Associate Professor of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
“Dr. Lassiter’s fierce, funny, and furious diagnosis has changed how I think about the ways whiteness shapes the world–and myself. This book about the head is bursting with heart and we learn as we watch him attempting to navigate a world whose framework is founded on the often absurd propositions of whiteness.”–Baynard Woods, author of Inheritance
“During a time of racial disinformation and bigotry, Dr. Lassiter’s book unpacks this crisis on a psychological and scholarly level. Both insightful and personal, his provocative writing pushes past the dated trope of being another ‘Dear White People’ reaction–but an empowering literary embodiment of Black resilience that’s timely and necessary.”–Ernest Owens, author of The Case for Cancel Culture
“Phewwwww, this book!!! Damn every white person needs to read it.”–Dr. Courtney Tracy, author of Your Unconscious is Showing
“Pulling from his lived experience and his work as a psychologist, Lassiter breaks down how ‘whiteness’ operates as a mindset built on division and control. This bold and necessary book challenges us to name it, undo it, and begin the real work of healing. It’s a call toward collective liberation.”–Clay Cane, New York Times bestselling author of The Grift
“This is the best book I’ve read in a long time. It’s so good I wish I had written it. It corroborates the crazy-making experiences of Black Americans that are too often denied or dismissed as over sensitivity by the white power structure and offers strategies for surviving and thriving in an inhospitable world. Every conscientious American should read Dr. Lassiter’s brilliant book.”
–Dr. Carl Hart, author of Drug Use for Grown-Ups

Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD is a polymath whose mission is to help others heal and thrive. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and educator. Dr. Lassiter has been featured in NBC, PBS, Sirius XM, Forbes, and more. His psychotherapy practice is based in New York City.

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