black-and-white photo of a young Black woman desegregating a school for the first time surrounded by the media
racism in education
BOOKS ARE ALPHABETIZED BY AUTHOR NAME
Multiplication is for White People by Lisa Delpit. "Delpit reflects on two decades of reform efforts including No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, the creation of alternative teacher certification paths, and the charter school movement that have still left a generation of poor children of color feeling that higher educational achievement isn't for them."
Other People’s Children by Lisa Delpit. "In a radical analysis of contemporary classrooms, MacArthur Award–winning author Lisa Delpit develops ideas about ways teachers can be better “cultural transmitters” in the classroom, where prejudice, stereotypes, and cultural assumptions breed ineffective education. Delpit suggests that many academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of miscommunication, as primarily white teachers and “other people’s children” struggle with the imbalance of power and the dynamics plaguing our system."
Black Teachers on Teaching by Michele Foster. "Black Teachers on Teaching is an honest and compelling account of the politics and philosophies involved in the education of black children during the last fifty years. Michele Foster talks to those who were the first to teach in desegregated southern schools and to others who taught in large urban districts, such as Boston, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. All go on record about the losses and gains accompanying desegregation, the inspirations and rewards of teaching, and the challenges and solutions they see in the coming years."
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. "First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. The methodology of the late Paulo Freire has helped to empower countless impoverished and illiterate people throughout the world. Freire's work has taken on especial urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged and minorities in cities and urban centers is increasingly accepted as the norm."
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, Zaretta Hammond. "An essential, compelling and practical examination of the relationship between culture and cognition that will forever transform how we think about our role facilitating the learning of other people’s children – and our own children! Zaretta Hammond forcefully traverses the socio-political landscape of race and learning, smashing our misconceptions and bias about the educability of black, brown and low-income students; setting us free to take a more thoughtful, deliberate approach to creating classroom practices and environments that result in true learning partnerships with our students."
Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks. "In Teaching to Transgress, bell hooks--writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual--writes about a new kind of education, education as the practice of freedom. Teaching students to "transgress" against racial, sexual, and class boundaries in order to achieve the gift of freedom is, for hooks, the teacher's most important goal."
The Dreamkeepers by Gloria Landson-Billings. "A brilliant mixture of scholarship and storytelling, The Dreamkeepers challenges us to envision intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of not just African American students, but all children. "
Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School by Mica Pollock. "Which acts by educators are "racist" and which are "antiracist"? How can an educator constructively discuss complex issues of race with students and colleagues? In Everyday Antiracism, leading educators deal with the most challenging questions about race in school, offering invaluable and effective advice."
Radical Equations by Robert P. Moses. "Radical Equations provides a model for anyone looking for a community-based solution to the problems of our disadvantaged schools."
The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys Eddie Moore Jr.. School was never built for Black boys. and white women make up the majority of teachers in this country. Learn how to achieve success with this nonjudgemental book by Moore.
Promoting Racial Literacy: Differences That Make a Difference by Howard C. Stevenson. "Based on extensive research, this provocative volume explores how schools are places where racial conflicts often remain hidden at the expense of a healthy school climate and the well-being of students of color."
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum. "Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious."
This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education by Jose Vilson. "José Vilson writes about race, class, and education through stories from the classroom and researched essays."
The Mis-education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson."The Mis-Education of the Negro by Dr. Carter G. Woodson follows the thesis that African-Americans of Woodson's day were being culturally indoctrinated rather than taught in American schools."
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Social Justice Bookstore
The best selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, YA, and educators.
BILITERACY EDUCATION
Biliteracy From the Start: Literacy Squared in Action, Kathy Escamilla, Susan Hopewell, Sandra Butvilofsky, Wendy Sparrow, Lucinda Soltero-González, Olivia Ruiz-Figueroa, Manuel Escamilla (a new vision of bilingual ed that stops viewing the mother tongue through a deficit lens)
COLLECTIONS
24 Books for Anti-Racist Teachers – White Fragiles Beware! Joe Truss. A collection of anti-racist books for teachers.
31 Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance The Conscious Kid. A strong list of books (with some great statistics about how early racism infests the human mind) that center Black, Indigenous, and People of Color for children and youths.
ESSAYS
A Talk to Teachers by James Baldwin. Powerful and still-applicable (delivered in 1963) about America's problem with itself and how it has projected that onto the Black child.
TEACHING GUIDES
Decolonizing Thanksgiving: A Toolkit for Combatting Racism in Schools Resources and guides on how to teach about Thanksgiving from a Decolonized and Indigenous perspective.
Teaching Mockingbird by Facing History and Ourselves. Interweaving the historical context of Depression-era rural Southern life, and informed by Facing History’s pedagogical approach, this resource introduces layered perspectives and thoughtful strategies into the teaching of this classic novel.
Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way Teaching Tolerance. The importance of and resources for teaching about Thanksgiving responsibly and with respect.
Multiplication is for White People by Lisa Delpit. "Delpit reflects on two decades of reform efforts including No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, the creation of alternative teacher certification paths, and the charter school movement that have still left a generation of poor children of color feeling that higher educational achievement isn't for them."
Other People’s Children by Lisa Delpit. "In a radical analysis of contemporary classrooms, MacArthur Award–winning author Lisa Delpit develops ideas about ways teachers can be better “cultural transmitters” in the classroom, where prejudice, stereotypes, and cultural assumptions breed ineffective education. Delpit suggests that many academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of miscommunication, as primarily white teachers and “other people’s children” struggle with the imbalance of power and the dynamics plaguing our system."
Black Teachers on Teaching by Michele Foster. "Black Teachers on Teaching is an honest and compelling account of the politics and philosophies involved in the education of black children during the last fifty years. Michele Foster talks to those who were the first to teach in desegregated southern schools and to others who taught in large urban districts, such as Boston, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. All go on record about the losses and gains accompanying desegregation, the inspirations and rewards of teaching, and the challenges and solutions they see in the coming years."
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. "First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. The methodology of the late Paulo Freire has helped to empower countless impoverished and illiterate people throughout the world. Freire's work has taken on especial urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged and minorities in cities and urban centers is increasingly accepted as the norm."
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, Zaretta Hammond. "An essential, compelling and practical examination of the relationship between culture and cognition that will forever transform how we think about our role facilitating the learning of other people’s children – and our own children! Zaretta Hammond forcefully traverses the socio-political landscape of race and learning, smashing our misconceptions and bias about the educability of black, brown and low-income students; setting us free to take a more thoughtful, deliberate approach to creating classroom practices and environments that result in true learning partnerships with our students."
Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks. "In Teaching to Transgress, bell hooks--writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual--writes about a new kind of education, education as the practice of freedom. Teaching students to "transgress" against racial, sexual, and class boundaries in order to achieve the gift of freedom is, for hooks, the teacher's most important goal."
The Dreamkeepers by Gloria Landson-Billings. "A brilliant mixture of scholarship and storytelling, The Dreamkeepers challenges us to envision intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of not just African American students, but all children. "
Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School by Mica Pollock. "Which acts by educators are "racist" and which are "antiracist"? How can an educator constructively discuss complex issues of race with students and colleagues? In Everyday Antiracism, leading educators deal with the most challenging questions about race in school, offering invaluable and effective advice."
Radical Equations by Robert P. Moses. "Radical Equations provides a model for anyone looking for a community-based solution to the problems of our disadvantaged schools."
The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys Eddie Moore Jr.. School was never built for Black boys. and white women make up the majority of teachers in this country. Learn how to achieve success with this nonjudgemental book by Moore.
Promoting Racial Literacy: Differences That Make a Difference by Howard C. Stevenson. "Based on extensive research, this provocative volume explores how schools are places where racial conflicts often remain hidden at the expense of a healthy school climate and the well-being of students of color."
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum. "Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious."
This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education by Jose Vilson. "José Vilson writes about race, class, and education through stories from the classroom and researched essays."
The Mis-education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson."The Mis-Education of the Negro by Dr. Carter G. Woodson follows the thesis that African-Americans of Woodson's day were being culturally indoctrinated rather than taught in American schools."
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Social Justice Bookstore
The best selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, YA, and educators.
BILITERACY EDUCATION
Biliteracy From the Start: Literacy Squared in Action, Kathy Escamilla, Susan Hopewell, Sandra Butvilofsky, Wendy Sparrow, Lucinda Soltero-González, Olivia Ruiz-Figueroa, Manuel Escamilla (a new vision of bilingual ed that stops viewing the mother tongue through a deficit lens)
COLLECTIONS
24 Books for Anti-Racist Teachers – White Fragiles Beware! Joe Truss. A collection of anti-racist books for teachers.
31 Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance The Conscious Kid. A strong list of books (with some great statistics about how early racism infests the human mind) that center Black, Indigenous, and People of Color for children and youths.
ESSAYS
A Talk to Teachers by James Baldwin. Powerful and still-applicable (delivered in 1963) about America's problem with itself and how it has projected that onto the Black child.
TEACHING GUIDES
Decolonizing Thanksgiving: A Toolkit for Combatting Racism in Schools Resources and guides on how to teach about Thanksgiving from a Decolonized and Indigenous perspective.
Teaching Mockingbird by Facing History and Ourselves. Interweaving the historical context of Depression-era rural Southern life, and informed by Facing History’s pedagogical approach, this resource introduces layered perspectives and thoughtful strategies into the teaching of this classic novel.
Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way Teaching Tolerance. The importance of and resources for teaching about Thanksgiving responsibly and with respect.
two white people, one feminine and one masculine, appear to be in dialogue in front of chart paper that reads:"South", Listening, Welcoming, Considerate
