The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys

<p><strong><em>Empower black boys to dream believe achieve </em></strong><br /><br />Schools that routinely fail Black boys are not extraordinary. In fact they are all-too ordinary. If we are to succeed in positively shifting outcomes for Black boys and young men we must first change the way school is “done.” That’s where the eight in ten teachers who are White women fit in . . . and this urgently needed resource is written specifically for them as a way to help them understand respect and connect with <em>all</em> of their students.  <br /><br />So much more than a call to call to action—but that too!—<strong><em>The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys</em></strong> brings together research activities personal stories and video interviews to help us all embrace the deep realities and thrilling potential of this crucial American task. With Eddie Ali and Marguerite as your mentors you will learn how to: </p><ul> <li>Develop learning environments that help Black boys feel a sense of belonging nurturance challenge and love at school </li> <li>Change school culture so that Black boys can show up in the wholeness of their selves </li> <li><span style=font-size: 9pt;>Overcome your unconscious bias and forge authentic connections with your Black male students </span></li></ul><p>If you are a teacher who is afraid to talk about race that’s okay. Fear is a normal human emotion and racial competence is a skill that can be learned. We promise that reading this extraordinary guide will be a life-changing first step forward . . . for both you and the students you serve.   <br /><br /><strong>About the Authors</strong> <br /><br /><strong>Dr. Eddie Moore Jr.</strong> has pursued and achieved success in academia business diversity leadership and community service. In 1996 he started America & MOORE LLC to provide comprehensive diversity privilege and leadership trainings/workshops. Dr. Moore is recognized as one of the nation’s top motivational speakers and educators especially for his work with students K–16. Dr. Moore is the Founder/Program Director for the White Privilege Conference one of the top national and international conferences for participants who want to move beyond dialogue and into action around issues of diversity power privilege and leadership. <br /><br /><strong>Ali Michael Ph.D.</strong> is the co-founder and director of the Race Institute for K–12 Educators and the author of <em>Raising Race Questions: Whiteness Inquiry and Education</em> winner of the 2017 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award. She is co-editor of the bestselling <em>Everyday White People Confront Racial and Social Injustice</em> and sits on the editorial board of the journal <em>Whiteness and Education</em>. Dr. Michael teaches in the mid-career doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education as well as the Graduate Counseling Program at Arcadia University. <br /><br /><strong>Dr. Marguerite W. Penick-Parks</strong> currently serves as Chair of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Her work centers on issues of power privilege and oppression in relationship to issues of curriculum with a special emphasis on the incorporation of quality literature in K–12 classrooms. She appears in the movie “Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible” by the World Trust Organization. Her most recent work includes a joint article on creating safe spaces for discussing White privilege with preservice teachers.</p><br /><div> </div>