Winter 2016/2017: Gretchen Kraig-Turner, Renée Watson, and Moé Yonamine Recently Published

Medical Apartheid: Teaching the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
by Gretchen Kraig-Turner
Students in a bioethics class are horrified to learn about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, during which African American men were denied treatment for syphilis. They draw connections to other medical injustices and write their own codes of ethics for medical research.

Uchinaaguchi: The Language of My Heart
by Moé Yonamine
Returning to her home country of Okinawa at 13, Moé Yonamine was hit by a teacher for speaking her Indigenous language. She reflects on the history of colonial oppression in Okinawa and the importance of keeping culture and language alive.

All American Boys: An Interview with Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
by Renée Watson
Two authors collaborated to write a nuanced novel from the perspectives of two young men—Rashad, who is Black, and Quinn, who is white. The novel gives teachers a powerful tool to discuss police brutality and racism with students. “I believe this book can be a vehicle to help young people and educators openly discuss racism, white privilege, and stereotypes,” said Watson in the introduction to her interview with Reynolds and Kiely.