"A critical perspective on anti-black racism in the education system from the people we need to hear from most on this matter -- Black students." -- Jael Richardson
"Vivid, candid, and courageous. A must-read for all educators." -- Dolana Mogadime, Brock University
"A powerful, 'must read' accounting of the lived experiences of Blacknesses and anti-Black racism in schools It is a call for action from the forces of power to address the cancer of racism and anti-racist violence meted on Black bodies and the African humanity." -- George J Sefa Dei, Director, Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies, University of Toronto
CONTENTS
Foreword: Narrating the Black Body in High Schools: Put Your Ears to the Ground and Listen! by Dr. Awad Ibrahim
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I
#BlackInSchool
#HighSchoolAndTheBlackBody
#ToBeABlackStudent
That English class was f*cked!”
The Worst Countries to Live In Are Uganda, Sudan, and Congo...
#OnRacismAgain
PART II
Pon di Dancehall
#EquatorPeople
Bouna Traore and Zyed Benna: #MortsPourRien
“Light people cannot survive in Africa”
#BiologyClass
#BiologyClassAgain
#Guidance
“I said it is my business deh”
On Posters in School
A Walk for Water #CognitiveDissonance
On School Spirit Days
#ElevatorUseAgain
Just Another Reflection About School
The Grad House Incident
Appreciate the Unfortunate
Black Students: An Economy Overlooked
“Tu viens d’où?”
Epistemic Violence Through Selected Texts for English Courses
Obstetric Fistula: A Black Woman’s Burden?
On Remembrance Day Assemblies
#MyEmailToTheMinister
PART III
On Wearing the Kente Sash
My ib Graduation and the Black Burden
On the Edge: A Black Girl’s Pursuit of Quality Hair Care
"I don’t think there will be anything for us”
On the “Fist Pump”
On the Name Game
Graduation deh! #BeingAWarrior
The Academic Elite
Social Entrepreneurship and Black Youth
#Legacies
#MikeBrown #Ferguson #Halifax
CONCLUSION
I Am Done deh!