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books for the culture 📚🤎
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items must-reads for any and everyone who wants to become more educated and well-versed in Black American culture. recommendations ranging from education, science, inventions, art, music and more!🤎
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an excellent read on our role in educational reform, freedom, and justice.
“To dismantle the educational survival complex and to achieve educational freedom—not merely reform—teachers, parents, and community leaders must approach education with the ...
We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom|Paperback
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Bettina is becoming a favorite author! This is a powerful follow-up to We want to do more than Survive. It speaks to decades on decades of how school reform has systematically harmed Black children. 10/10 ✨
Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal|Paperback
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if you want to improve your intentionality and awareness for the learning experiences and environment of Black children: must read.
The Equity & Social Justice Education 50: Critical Questions for Improving Opportunities and Outcomes for Black Students|Paperback
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let this novel shift your perspective of those who are often called “problem children.”
Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School|Hardcover
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a heavy read but real, there’s nothing quite like it in this genre. “A memoir of the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young teacher and her gifted student, jailed for murder in the Mississippi Delta”
Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship|Paperback
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a theory-based book drawing from the author’s experience as a Black male teacher, “He takes to task the perception of urban youth of color as unteachable, and he challenges educators to embrace and respect each student’s culture and to reimagine the ...
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education|Paperback
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A must read to be an impactful and informed educator of Black girls. “The “powerful” exploration of the harsh and harmful experiences confronting Black girls in schools, and how we can instead orient schools toward their flourishing”
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools|Paperback
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debunk and deprogram the myths and misconceptions about people without housing. understand the systemic causes that deeply affect our communities and develop a more empathetic perspective.
"They Just Need to Get a Job": 15 Myths on Homelessness by Mary Brosnahan, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
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honestly, this is a tough thing for me to overcome. it’s still a work in progress, but this book is helping a lot! you don’t need all that junk sis!
No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity|Hardcover