Title: How to Be an Antiracist Educator
Headings: How to Be an Antiracist Educator
How to Be an Antiracist Educator
1. Engage in Vigilant Self-Awareness
2. Acknowledge Racism and the Ideology of White Supremacy
3. Study and Teach Representative History
4. Talk About Race with Students
5. When You See Racism, Do Something
Shape an Antiracist Future
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Content: For educators of color, the work means continuing to call out racism and recruiting white coconspirators to join in antiracist work. 3. Study and Teach Representative History
No matter what subject you teach, history (including African American history, which is U.S. history) is important. Knowing our country's whole history helps us make sense of how our current education system perpetuates inequity. For too long, we have taught U.S. history devoid of a true depiction of Black excellence and have focused on erasing the truth of racial oppression and uplifting whiteness. Our curriculum superficially talks about slavery and civil rights (notably, textbook provider McGraw-Hill called enslaved Africans "immigrants" and "workers" ), and teaching practices risk traumatizing Black students by enacting mock slave auctions, slave games, and underground railroad games. Alternately, resources such as Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s PBS documentary series on Reconstruction or The New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project provide a comprehensive opportunity to learn and discuss history and race with colleagues and students. The Zinn Education Project and Rethinking Schools also have teaching materials that explore topics like the Tulsa race riots and colonization. 4. Talk About Race with Students
The educators I work with are mostly white (which matches the lack of teacher diversity on a national level) and often share that they do not feel comfortable talking about race.