The updated edition explains the need for courageous conversations to understand why student disengagement and achievement inequality persists and to learn how to develop a curriculum that promotes true educational equity and excellence.  

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Gloria Ladson-Billings Acknowledgements About the Author Introduction 1. Breaking the Silence: Ushering in Courageous Conversation About Race The Racial Achievement Gap and Other Systemic Racial Disparities Three Critical Factors The Courageous Conversation Strategy and Protocol Part I. Passion: An Essential Characteristic of Racial Equity Leadership 2. What’s So Courageous About This Conversation? Courageous Conversation A Difficult Conversation 3. Why Race? The Problem of the Color Line The Racial Gap Race as a Factor in Education Dealing With Race Establishing Common Language Around Race Do We Have the Will? Racial Autobiography Part I: Glenn Singleton 4. Agreeing to Talk About Race Racial Consciousness Four Agreements of Courageous Conversation Racial Autobiography: Curtis Linton Part II. Practice: The Foundation of Racial Equity Leadership 5. The First Condition: Getting Personal Right Here and Right Now Personal, Local, and Immediate The Impact of Race on My Life Degree of Racial Consciousness Racial Consciousness Versus Racial Unconsciousness Racial Autobiography: Melissa Krull 6. The Second Condition: Keeping the Spotlight on Race Isolating Race Unpacking Race Racial Autobiography: Patrick Sanchez 7. The Third Condition: Engaging Multiple Racial Perspectives Social Construction of Knowledge Surfacing Critical Perspectives Racial Autobiography: Leidene King 8. The Fourth Condition: Keeping Us All at the Table Interracial Dialogue Creating Safety The Courageous Conversation Compass Racial Autobiography: Andrea Johnson 9. The Fifth Condition: What Do You Mean By “Race”? A Brief History of Race A Working Definition of Race Racial Autobiography: Luis Versalles 10. The Sixth Condition: Let’s Talk About Whiteness White Is a Color White Privilege White Is a Culture White Consciousness Whiteness as Examined in the Five Conditions White Racial Identity Development Racial Autobiography: Rev Hillstrom Part III. Persistence: The Key to Racial Equity Leadership 11. How Racial Equity Leaders Eliminate Systemic Racial Disparities Invisibility Versus Hypervisibility Understanding Students of Color and Indigenous Students Within a White School Understanding Systemic White Racism The Injustice of Gradualism and Incremental Change Racial Autobiography: Courtlandt Butts 12. Exploring a Systemic Framework for Achieving Equity in Schools A Vision of Equity Systemic Racial Equity Transformation Racial Autobiography: Unsuk Zucker Racial Autobiography: Malcolm Fialho 13. Courageous Conversation as a Strategy for Achieving Equity in Schools Personal Racial Equity Leadership Individual Teacher Racial Equity Leadership Whole School Racial Equity Leadership Systemic Racial Equity Leadership St. Paul Public Schools: A Case Study Leadership for Racial Equity Racial Autobiography Part II: Glenn Singleton References and Selected Bibliography Index