by lindaoppenheim | Apr 16, 2017 | Article, Opinion
Having had mixed experiences with her white teachers, Crystal Paul recommends books to help others take “responsibility to examine their own prejudices, and to learn about the experiences of (and oppressive forces working against) the students they are...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This April kicks off the annual Reading Without Walls Challenge. Expand your kids’ reading horizons by recommending a book outside their comfort zones that fits one of these categories: 1) A book about a character who doesn’t look or live like the reader....
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 26, 2017 | Community Meeting
John Steele, Not in Our Town facilitator and educational consultant, is starting a discussion series in Lawrenceville. “Hello, my name is John Steele and I am an aspiring white ally. Understanding and unpacking one’s own privilege is difficult, and almost...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 21, 2017 | Article
Kufere Laing raised money to buy books that helped his seventh and eighth grade social studies students in Detroit “build their identity, something that typical textbooks don’t provide. ‘Often times, the information put in front of Black students isn’t at...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 21, 2017 | Article
In an article listing several new young adult novels drawn from real life shootings of black youth, described Angie Thomas’, author of “The Hate U Give,” experience at a reading. “A group of girls in middle school told her that they had never...