Teaching for Social Justice: Using "All American Boys" to Confront Racism and Police Brutality

Autor/inn/en	Boyd, Ashley S.; Darragh, Janine J.
Titel	Teaching for Social Justice: Using "All American Boys" to Confront Racism and Police Brutality
Quelle	In: American Educator, 45 (2021) 1, S.38-43 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0148-432X
Schlagwörter	Racial Bias; Social Justice; Police; Social Bias; Minority Groups; Violence; Youth; Novels; Adolescents; Males; African Americans; Whites; Consciousness Raising; Teaching Methods; Racial Discrimination; Power Structure; Social Action; Social Change; Adolescent Literature + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Ethnische Minderheit; Gewalt; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Novel; Roman; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; Bewusstseinsbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Racial bias; Soziales Handeln; Sozialer Wandel; Adolescents; Literature; literatur
Abstract	Racism is a systemic issue that works alongside white privilege, a system of unearned benefits, such as obtaining financial breaks and loans, being reflected consistently in classroom curriculum, and being assumed as the "norm." Assumptions about people with light skin include their being honest, responsible, and safe. Thus, white privilege also simultaneously works through the oppression of people of color, about which the opposite assumptions are made--they are often portrayed (especially through the media) as unsafe, powerless, and less deserving of resources such as health care. This article focuses on the novel "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (2015) to help students work through the implications of racism and the manifestation of racism in police brutality. Reading about youth who are similar in age will potentially help students discern how they are affected by racial relations in their own lives and to consider (and hopefully act on) the methods through which they can enact change to combat the negative effects of racial inequity. [This article is excerpted with permission from the authors' book, "Reading for Action: Engaging Youth in Social Justice Through Young Adult Literature" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019).] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-879-4420; e-mail: ae@aft.org; Web site: http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01