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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Racism and racial inequity persist throughout the United States.
Chapter 3: Racial segregation continues to pose problems in US schools and across American society at large today.
Chapter 4: Our perceptions of race are molded by cultural stereotypes.
Chapter 5: Black children grasp the importance of their racial identity during adolescence.
Chapter 6: Black students gather together to share their experiences and hardships with one another.
Chapter 7: Parents and educators can help young Black people build their sense of Black identity.
Chapter 8: White people must develop a racial identity that helps them better recognize and become fully aware of their racial privileges.
Chapter 9: Many white people are afraid to discuss racism, yet open dialogue remains an essential part of overcoming this pervasive problem.
Description
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (1997) explores the reality of race in the American public education system and sheds light on racial-identity development in both Black and white people. Updated with a new prologue in 2017, it also explains how talking openly about racism is essential for cutting across racial and ethnic divides.
Who Should Listen
- People seeking to understand the dynamics of race in America
- Parents and educators who want to teach children about race
- Those interested in social justice, equal opportunity, and democracy