Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
A study guide of Beverly Daniel Tatum’s 2020 book ‘Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?’
Praxis
What positions of power do I occupy in society, and how can I use my sphere of influence to fight racist systems of oppression?
Where am I in my journey of racial identity development, and what progress is there to be made in my racial identity development?
How is/was my experience in school impacted by my race?
Who do/did I sit with at the cafeteria in school? How much of this was or wasn’t impacted by race?
Further Reading:
The Asian American Achievement Paradox by Min Zhou and Jennifer Lee
Growing Up Muslim: Muslim College Students in America Tell Their Life Stories edited by Andrew Garrod and Robert Kilkenny
Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh