Being Black in America's schools : a student-educator-reformer's call for change / Brian Rashad Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Brian Rashad, author.

Contributor:

Tubman, Abdul P., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American students.

Education--United States.

Education.

Black people--Race identity--United States.

Black people.

African American youth.

Exceptionalism--African Americans.

Exceptionalism.

African Americans.

Critical race theory.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Physical Description:

xvii, 231 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Kensington hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY: Dafina Books, 2024.

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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword by Abdul P. Tubman

Introduction: blow up the center

Part I: early and primary education

Lil' man

A terrible weight

I hate you

Part II: secondary education

United States of America v. Brian A. Fuller

Oh, the places you will go!

Part III: postsecondary education: college and career

Just another case of affirmative action

A dreamless land

A new talented tenth

I don't feel safe with you

There's no going back to normal

I am enough.

Notes:

"Foreword by Abdul P. Tubman, activist and relative of Harriet Tubman"--Cover.

Local Notes:

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection

ISBN:

1496746600

9781496746603

OCLC:

1407026377