A review by brittanykroeckel
"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity by Beverly Daniel Tatum

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4.75

This book is excellent. I am reading this for my Counseling Children and Adolescents course at TCNJ. At first I wasn’t sure what to expect and wondered how long this book would only discuss the Black-White dichotomy. However, Dr. Tatum does go beyond this and provides more than an adequate amount of research to help readers gain a baseline understanding of obstacles and struggles of various marginalized groups. I am satisfied having read this book but it also has started internal conversations that desire to read similar literature. 

There are two reasons why I gave 4.75 instead of a full 5. First, there were a couple spots here and there that were hard to get through and the chapters were long. 

Second, there is slight ableist language on two pages, both being “fall on deaf ears.” I actually reached out to Dr. Tatum regarding this and she responded right away. While she acknowledged the regret of using this, she will not be able to change it unless she writes a new edition and she would keep it on her radar. I appreciate Dr. Tatum in her response and her insight that’s been passed to me by reading this book. I’d recommend for anyone. 
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