Black and Brown Education in America

Samina Hadi-Tabassum is associate professor at Erikson Institute in Chicago.Persis Driver is assistant professor of psychology at Dominican University, Illinois.

Black and Brown Education in America is a groundbreaking work detailing the demographic shift that is transforming the United States through the lens of two inner-ring suburbs, Maywood and Melrose Park, Illinois, their schools, and neighborhoods. This work explores the relationship between long oppressed and exploited Black and Latinx minoritized communities and highlights the struggle of both groups to interact with each other and create better, more equitable lives—as well as the forces that oppose them. It is a must read for those who hope to understand what is going on in our urban areas today.

• Chapter 1: Race and Place: A History of MaywoodChapter 2: Sub/Urban Schools: White Teachers, Black and Latinx Students, and Systemic RacismChapter 3: Divide and Conquer: Division and Unrest over Power and RepresentationChapter 4: People of the Dream: Tearing Ourselves Apart while Building Spiritual Connections to Belong