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And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation
Beacon Press
April 2007
On Sale: April 15, 2007
160 pages
ISBN: 0807032840
EAN: 9780807032848
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Beverly Daniel Tatum emerged on the national scene in 1997
with "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the
Cafeteria?," a book that spoke to a wide audience about the
psychological dynamics of race relations in America. Tatum's
unique ability to get people talking about race captured the
attention of many, from Oprah Winfrey to President Clinton,
who invited her to join him in his nationally televised
dialogues on race. In her first book since that pathbreaking success, Tatum
starts with a warning call about the increasing but
underreported resegregation of America. A selfdescribed
"integration baby"—she was born in 1954—Tatum sees our
growing isolation from each other as deeply problematic, and
she believes that schools can be key institutions for
forging connections across the racial divide. In this ambitious, accessible book, Tatum examines some of
the most resonant issues in American education and race
relations: •The need of African American students to see themselves
reflected in curricula and institutions
•How unexamined racial attitudes can negatively affect
minority-student achievement
•The possibilities—and complications—of intimate crossracial
friendships Tatum approaches all these topics with the blend of analysis
and storytelling that make her one of our most persuasive
and engaging commentators on race. Can We Talk About Race? launches a collaborative lecture and
book series between Beacon Press and Simmons College, which
aims to reinvigorate a crucial national public conversation
on race, education and democracy. Beverly Daniel Tatum is author of "Why Are All the Black
Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" and Assimilation
Blues. She is currently president of Spelman College in
Atlanta, where she lives with her husband.
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