Book Club
The Integrated Schools Book Club is a way for people from across the country to come together and discuss books, articles, videos, and podcasts pertaining to school integration. While the conversations are geared for parents and caregivers, everyone is welcome.
We meet via zoom and keep the sessions small so that everyone has a chance to talk — this is not a webinar! There is no cost to attend — you need only internet access at the time of the meeting (and if you don’t have access to a computer with a camera, no worries).
Join us for the next Integrated Schools Book Club discussion!
We are reading Jim Crow’s Pink Slip by Dr. Leslie Fenwick
Leslie T. Fenwick, PhD, is known for her expertise in leadership and ethics; public policy; and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workforce. A nationally-recognized scholar and policy influential, Dr. Fenwick has specialized knowledge about federal and state policy formulation and implementation. She is the author of the best-selling book, Jim Crow’s Pink Slip (Harvard Education Press, 2022) and her op-ed articles and research about leadership, DEI, and public policy have appeared in and been cited by the New York Times, Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Education Week, Politico, and Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Currently, Dr. Fenwick is Dean Emerita of the Howard University School of Education and a tenured professor of education policy.
about the book
In Jim Crow’s Pink Slip, Dr Leslie Fenwick exposes the decades-long repercussions of a too-little-known result of resistance to the Brown v. Board of Education decision: the systematic dismissal of Black educators from public schools. Jim Crow’s Pink Slip provides a trenchant account of how tremendous the loss to the US educational system was and continues to be. Despite efforts of the NAACP and other civil rights organizations, congressional hearings during the Nixon administration, and antiracist activism of the 21st century, the problems fomented after Brown persist. The book draws the line from the past injustices to problems that the educational system grapples with today: not simply the underrepresentation of Black teachers and principals, but also salary reductions, teacher shortages, and systemic inequality. She also offers policy prescriptions aimed at correcting the course of US education, supporting educators, and improving workforce quality and diversity.
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How Book Club Works
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