The "powerful" (Michelle Alexander)
exploration--featured by the Atlantic, Essence, the Washington Post,
New York magazine, NPR, the New Republic and the Tom Joyner Morning
Show--of the harsh and harmful experiences confronting black girls in
schools
In
a work that has rapidly become "imperative reading" (Lisa
Delpit) on education, gender, and juvenile justice, Monique W. Morris
(Black Stats, Too Beautiful for Words) chronicles the experiences of
Black girls across the country whose intricate lives are
misunderstood, highly judged--by teachers, administrators, and the
justice system--and degraded by the very institutions charged with
helping them flourish. Equally "compelling" and
"thought-provoking" (Kirkus Reviews), Pushout
exposes a world of confined potential and supports the rising
movement to challenge the policies, practices, and cultural
illiteracy that push countless students out of school and into
unhealthy, unstable, and often unsafe futures.
Called
a book "for everyone who cares about children" by the
Washington Post, Morris's illumination of these critical issues is
"timely and important" (Booklist) at a moment when Black
girls are the fastest growing population in the juvenile justice
system. Praised by voices as wide-ranging as Gloria Steinem and
Roland Martin, and highlighted for the audiences of Elle and Jet
right alongside those of EdWeek and the Leonard Lopate Show, Pushout
is a book that "will stay with you long after you turn the final
page" (Bookish).