– Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price, educator and national co-organizer of Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action “ Teaching for Black Lives is a moral lifeline for all educators looking to rehumanize our schools and society through education, love, and action.” – Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation From students, to educators, to a public that cares about public education, this book is a must-read to know the issues at stake and the strategies necessary to win.” As public schools face withering attacks on the national, state, and local level, this important collection edited by Watson, Hagopian, and Au will educate, inspire, and rally those in the struggle for education justice. “In this edited volume, we learn that Black Lives Matter is not just a rallying cry in the movement against police abuse and violence, but it is also a critical framework for understanding the persistent attacks on public education. – David Stovall, Professor of African American Studies and Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago “Again, the folks at Rethinking Schools have stepped out to produce a timely volume that should become a central staple in how we understand race and the radical imaginary in K-12 classrooms.” – Linda Sarsour, National co-chair of the Women’s March and co-founder of MPower Change “Every teacher in America needs to pick up this book.” – Michael Bennett, author of Things That Make White People Uncomfortable “I love Teaching for Black Lives because it’s a bible to understanding both the contributions of Black and Brown people to America as well as the struggles and chains of institutional racism.” No book better unpacks and gives color to the modern movement we’re in than this.” – Opal Tometi, #BlackLivesMatter co-founder and executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration It should be required reading for all who care about the future of Black youth.” “This book is not just for teachers in the classroom, but also for those of us who care about making Black lives matter in the community.

“A handbook to help all educators fight racism.”

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