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Mount Holyoke Names Former Dean Interim President
Mount Holyoke College has named a higher education veteran who is well-versed with the institution to be the college’s interim president for the 2022-23 academic year. Beverly Daniel Tatum actually served as acting president of Mount Holyoke in 2002, and was also dean of the college from 1998 to 2002, as well as a faculty…
Read MoreUnited Kingdom Book Tour
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Read More#NightlyKids: Talking to Kids About Racial Injustice with Lester Holt
How to talk to our kids about the nationwide George Floyd protests: Lester Holt interviews Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum for #NightlyKids.
Read MoreA Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
This episode is a recording of an August 20, 2020, event hosted by the Kroc Institute. It features Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, and Dr. David Anderson Hooker, associate professor of the practice of conflict transformation and peacebuilding, discussing race, higher education, and movements for justice. Listen to podcast here.
Read MoreHow to Talk to Your Toddler About Race
Race and racism are complex topics. Here’s how (and why) to address them in a toddler-friendly way. We know what you’re thinking: Isn’t my baby too young to learn about heavy topics like race and racism? They won’t start to notice people’s differences until they start school? Aren’t children “color blind”? Between six and nine…
Read MoreA 23-Year-Old Book About Race Landed on the Best-Seller List Because It’s Still Relevant
In “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria,” Beverly Daniel Tatum asks hard — and timeless — questions. Read full article here.
Read MoreComing Together, Standing Up to Racism: CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Families
Please note that the Town Hall has 3 parts. Link for entire Town Hall https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/06/06/entire-june-6-cnn-sesame-street-racism-town-hall-part-2-vpx.cnnLink for Part 2 featuring Beverly Daniel Tatum.
Read MoreInto an American Uprising: Talking to Kids about Racism
Into an American Uprising: Talking to Kids about Racism| Into America Podcast – Ep. 23 | NBC News and MSNBC (aired June 6, 2020) Listen here.
Read MoreHow To Talk About Race And Protests With Your Kids, Explained By A Child Psychologist
Listen here. (NPR, Here and Now, aired 6/10/2020)
Read MoreGeorge Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What do we tell our children
Read full article here. Alia E. Dastagir USA TODAY, May 31, 2020.
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