These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Tatum approaches all these topics with the blend of analysis and storytelling that make her one of our most persuasive and engaging commentators on race.Ĭan We Talk About Race? launches a collaborative lecture and book series between Beacon Press and Simmons College, which aims to reinvigorate a crucial national public conversation on race, education and democracy.The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of racism-now fully revised and updated The possibilities-and complications-of intimate crossracial friendships.How unexamined racial attitudes can negatively affect minority-student achievement.The need of African American students to see themselves reflected in curricula and institutions.In this ambitious, accessible book, Tatum examines some of the most resonant issues in American education and race relations: A self-described “integration baby”-she was born in 1954-Tatum sees our growing isolation from each other as deeply problematic, and she believes that schools can be key institutions for forging connections across the racial divide. In her first book since that pathbreaking success, Tatum starts with a warning call about the increasing but underreported resegregation of America.
Tatum’s unique ability to get people talking about race captured the attention of many, from Oprah Winfrey to President Clinton, who invited her to join him in his nationally televised dialogues on race. Major new reflections on race and schools-by the best-selling author of “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”Ī Simmons College/Beacon Press Race, Education, and Democracy Series Bookīeverly Daniel Tatum emerged on the national scene in 1997 with “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?,” a book that spoke to a wide audience about the psychological dynamics of race relations in America.
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