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UNC Charlotte professor Tracey Benson co-authored a book last year on how educators might approach discussions about racism with their students.
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‘LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT’ A Q&A with UNCC education professor Tracey Benson about using the classroom to sow the seeds of anti-racism BY GREG LACOUR
LATE LAST YEAR, Harvard Education Press published Unconscious Bias In Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism, co-authored by Tracey Benson, an assistant professor of educational leadership at UNC Charlotte. The book received positive reviews and praise in educational circles, but the importance of working anti-racist discussions and lessons into classwork didn’t penetrate the popular consciousness.
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