{"id":2173,"date":"2018-06-12T11:26:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2018-06-12T11:26:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:26:15","slug":"nacacreads-book-club-examines-racism-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/06\/12\/nacacreads-book-club-examines-racism-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"#NACACreads: Book Club Examines Racism in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BeverlyDanielTatum-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2174\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BeverlyDanielTatum-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BeverlyDanielTatum-1.jpg 826w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BeverlyDanielTatum-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BeverlyDanielTatum-1-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/a>Beverly Daniel Tatum\u2019s classic book \u2014<em>Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?<\/em> \u2014 is chock-full of hard truths.<\/p>\n<p>And when participants in Monday\u2019s #NACACreads chat gathered online to discuss the bestseller, they confronted many of those realities and shared ideas for how to make things better for the students they serve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrejudice is one of the inescapable consequences of living in a racist society. Cultural racism \u2014 the cultural images and messages that affirm the assumed superiority of Whites and the assumed inferiority of people of color \u2014 is like smog in the air,\u201d Tatum writes in the book, revised in 2017. \u201cSometimes it is so thick it is visible, other times it is less apparent, but always, day in and out, we are breathing it in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of us would introduce ourselves as \u2018smog breathers\u2019 (and most of us don\u2019t want to be described as prejudiced),\u201d she added. \u201cBut if we live in a smoggy place, how can we avoid breathing the air?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Counselors and admission professionals from across the country joined in the discussion. Here are highlights from the hour-long chat.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>On spending time with same-experience peers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\/4) We should pay less attention to where students sit in the cafeteria &amp; more attention to what happens in classrooms daily.Building skills for connecting across difference can happen in classrooms &amp; in structured experiences outside of class. It takes practice!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NACACreads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NACACreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beverly Daniel Tatum (@BDTSpelman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BDTSpelman\/status\/1006345712202928128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>On giving students a more complete picture of black identity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A2: Be more inclusive, hire more black educators, explore more texts from many black perspectives. The diaspora is huge and people are complex. Start in PreK and don&#39;t stop. That singular narrative is dangerous to people of color. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NACACreads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NACACreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; philly all-purpose noun (@always_oges) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/always_oges\/status\/1006345258316247041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the importance of whites examining their own racial identity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A4. If people don&#39;t recognize the struggles of others, they&#39;re more likely to identify advocacy as aggressive. <br \/>The gravity of the situation may be lost on people who haven&#39;t considered their own identity\/privilege. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NACACreads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NACACreads<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YR2K91fglq\">https:\/\/t.co\/YR2K91fglq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beth Schaller (@SCintheMiddle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SCintheMiddle\/status\/1006349778165301248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>On confronting hard truths:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I agree. The definition of racism vs prejudice really punched me in the gut. Hard to appreciate why you have when you really consider the huge head start received &#8230; makes me want to uncover as many ways to support students as I can <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nacacreads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nacacreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gil Rogers (@gilrogers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gilrogers\/status\/1006344217088667649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the importance of safe spaces:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cPeople don\u2019t care what you know until they know you care.\u201d Students of color who face daily micro-aggressions, (mis)perceptions, and stereotypes need authentic, safe places to hear, be heard, feel, and reflect for healthy development. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NACACreads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NACACreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; M Gilbert-Mitchell (@mgmcollegesvcs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mgmcollegesvcs\/status\/1006348646592516096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q3. Re: affinity groups, \u201csafe spaces\u201d doesn\u2019t adequately capture the purpose they serve.  I call them \u201crefueling spaces.\u201d  You need time and space to refuel to do the hard work of managing the daily stress of racism and other \u201cisms.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NACACreads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NACACreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beverly Daniel Tatum (@BDTSpelman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BDTSpelman\/status\/1006350691407974401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the difficult work ahead:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A5: It\u2019s imp for white folks to call out racism b\/c it cannot be solely the responsibility of POC to \u201cfix\u201d things. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NACACreads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NACACreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Hoster (@jjhoster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jjhoster\/status\/1006351323531546625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/06\/12\/nacacreads-transcript-from-chat-with-beverly-daniel-tatum\/\">full chat transcript<\/a>, learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/news--publications\/publications\/NACACreads\/\">#NACACreads<\/a>, and take our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/P9WLGGJ\">survey<\/a> to suggest future book club selections.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"mailto:mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beverly Daniel Tatum\u2019s classic book \u2014Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? \u2014 is chock-full of hard truths. And when participants in Monday\u2019s #NACACreads chat gathered online to discuss the bestseller, they confronted many of those realities and shared ideas for how to make things better for the students they serve. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/06\/12\/nacacreads-book-club-examines-racism-in-america\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#NACACreads: Book Club Examines Racism in America<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-2173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-access","tag-nacacreads"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mary Stegmeir","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/mstegmeir\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-z3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}