Antiracism Phobia: Overcoming the Fear and Getting to Work (Race and Education)

This book serves as a practical, psychology-based roadmap for creating anti-racist strategies that will improve outcomes for historically marginalized students of color.In Antiracism Phobia, Tracey A. Benson addresses a critical and often overlooked problem in the field of educational leadership: the persistent gap between leaders’ intentions to promote anti-racism and their actual ability to enact transformative policies.Reading this book will teach you how to:Recognize and confront fear-based cognitive mechanisms that inhibit changeTurn fear into courageous actionFight against racism in schoolsBecome a leader capable of sustained, fearless, and influential transformation  As a result of reading this book, educators will feel empowered to move beyond performative equity efforts and actualize anti-racist policies that will improve school for all students, especially students of color from historically marginalized backgrounds. Read more