Let’s Talk About Anti-Blackness

While we often hear the words “racism,” “white privilege,” and “intersectionality” in today’s discourse around racial justice, “anti-Blackness” and “anti-Black racism” almost always get left behind. What many people don’t realize is that anti-Blackness is the root of most oppression and racism in the United States. In this “Let’s Talk About” edition, we provide resources to help educate your students about how anti-Blackness shows up in our everyday lives and how it is erased from public discussion. Do ask questions that get all students talking and diving deeper into understanding. CurriculumTeaching for Black Lives (Rethinking Schools)Sample chapters and lessons, plus teaching materials related to Teaching for Black Lives, a book published by Rethinking Schools, that grows directly out of the Black Lives Matter movement.