Description: In Those Kids, Our Schools, Shayla Reese Griffin examines patterns of racial interaction in a large, integrated high school and makes a powerful case for the frank conversations that educators could and should be having about race in schools.
Brief description: In Michigan, Shayla Reese Griffin is the diversity and school culture consultant for the Washtenaw Intermediate School District and director of Creating Culturally Proficient Communities, a five-year initiative to improve racial and economic justice in the Ypsilanti Community Schools.
Review Quotes: "The text provides useful suggestions for 'making change in schools, ' and ... [offers] questions that could initiate true dialogue in staff development situations." -- A.W. Peterson, Choice Magazine