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Being Black in America's schools : a student-educator-reformers call for change
Audience Adults
Published 2024 by Dafina Books, New York, NY
ISBN 9781496746603
Bib Id 1456291
Edition First Kensington hardcover edition.
Description xvii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
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9781496746603 (hardcover) $28.00
1496746600
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379.26 F
Title
Being Black in America's schools : a student-educator-reformers call for change
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
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2024 by Dafina Books, New York, NY:
Description
xvii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
Note
"Foreword by Abdul P. Tubman, activist and relative of Harriet Tubman." - cover
Summary
"In a polarizing and racially divided America, what do children of color learn about themselves before they even go to school? How do they see themselves and is that image only exacerbated by spending twelve years in a public education system that perpetuates negative stereotypes? Brian Rashad Fuller personally knows that the impact of low expectations can be devastating, as proved by the "school to prison" pipeline that so many students have experienced. He aims to make a difference in this humanizing and very personal portrayal of what it means to be Black in America's schools. As a Black man who has spent his life as a student and an educator, Brian shares his own story of navigating the world, overcoming his family struggles, and eventually entering an educational system that he believes is inherently racist, damaging, and disserving. He exposes the challenges Black students face in elite and predominantly white universities and spaces, dissects "Black exceptionalism" in the schooling experience, and offers a firsthand account of the emotional and psychological impact made by teachers, administrators, policies, practices, lessons, and student interactions. Most Americans are looking for answers on how to improve our education system - as illustrated by the critical race theory debate - but have not fully understood the lived Black experience, until now. With powerful insight into a thoroughly American institution, Brian offers present-day solutions, and liberating hope, for a centuries-long issue, as well as a galvanizing and radical step forward. It is a book essential to our challenging times."--
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