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I would really love it if Jason Reynolds and Kendi could give me a list of "antiracists" as role models. Other than Angela Davis, all of my former heroes are basically assimilationists.

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I feel that it is very important to dis spell the misconceptions about race and how it operates in America. We have been misled and manipulated about how race and racism operate in this country. Tackling this is a step in the right direction and I will make sure to provide my students with the content and history for them to discover the truth for themselves. Additionally, the goal will be to set them up to disrupt racism in their own lane of resistance based on their interests, skills, or hobbies. -Joel Ruvalcaba

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One thing I wanted to mention but didn't b/c of time was that for many of our students, the stories in the book we've read *is* their lived reality. While some of us say how shocked we are to learn about the War on Drugs' extent, for many Black and Brown youth, they have have had direct experiences with this. Racism is what you know growing up, the world teaches you that the system is not in your favor. One thing to communicate to our students is that deconstructing and dismantling that narrative takes time and work, but it can begin with ourselves and the conversations we have with each other even if the world won't change as soon as we would like it to. -Brenda Lopez

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Reading this book has made me want to actually research everything I've learned... because I don't know what is true anymore.  I think we as teachers need to play a more active role in changing the narrative. We need to be more comfortable with being uncomfortable.

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More than just the classroom, this book made me think about the world around me and the people I know. Racism is so ingrained. People replying "All lives matter" to "Black lives matter" do not understand how that is such a slap in the face. Of course all lives matter, but all lives do not matter until black lives matter, and black lives do not matter until history is faced and reality is changed. We as educators need to begin in the classrooms. Our students are the change for tomorrow. But how sad that we are still here.

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I want to learn more about actively standing up to racist remarks and thinking--challenge others to thing beyond how they were raised, or what they think to be true, or are threatened by.

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I want to learn more about actively standing up to racist remarks and thinking--challenge others to thing beyond how they were raised, or what they think to be true, or are threatened by.

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Deb Sova

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This will help me have conversations with students and all other people about how to be anti-racist and support all oppressed groups. It gave me insight that many people are not knowledgable about these facts and have not been looking at everyday actions through the lens of oppression. We need to teach others and not shame them for what they don't know. Education needs to focus on all the truths of history.

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Its important to continue these conversations in our classrooms and with students, regardless of our disciplines, on how to be actively anti-racist (especially us in the history department). The work is also for ourselves and deconstructing what we 'know' to be the truth. Holding those difficult conversations, being uncomfortable, and calling out comments especially. One active thing I will be doing for myself and asking that of my students is to take ownership of our implicit bias - we aren't always responsible for our first thought, but we are responsible for the second. If I want my students to work on being actively anti-racist, I must continue the work myself by being open and sharing my thoughts.
-Brenda Lopez

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Reading this book helped me to realize how little I know about history and how MUCH it is white washed. I was also introduced to movies, thought, etc that through my eyes were just movies, thoughts, etc. but to POC they are racist.

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Reading this book has definitely made me rethink my role as an educator. I feel that all educators are responsible in teaching an anti racist curriculum, especially in history. As a social science teacher, I believe I need to be more aware incorporate anti-racist topics in Civics. We spend a lot of time with students and teachers are greatly influential. I think it is our responsibility to talk about these topics because at the end it is knowledge that will benefit our country and community. I’m excited to find ways to incorporate this book or topics from this book in Civics. -Joy Davila

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Be the change you want to see in the world.

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Be the change you want to see in the world.

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Sometimes it takes reading a novel like this to make me hyper aware of the materials I use in my classroom. Not only do I want to use this book in my class, but I want to make a conscious effort to incorporate texts and literature that come from people of color.

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In what ways did reading this book impact your view of teaching and/or your curriculum? Are there any changes you want to make?

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I think writers like W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, etc. still have things to say despite their assimilationist leanings. We sometimes need to add context for our students about the "journey" toward antiracism-- just because we weren't always there doesn't mean we can't get there. I think that get's lost. We need to allow people the growth mindset when it comes to racist thoughts along with being antiracist ourselves.
-Jeremy Robinson