(NAME-MCE) Announcing new Social Justice Book endorsed by Cornell West: "Love, Race, & Liberation"

[Bindi R Patel]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
www.cmep.nyu.edu
 
Announcing new Social Justice book!
"Love, Race and Liberation: ŒTil the White Day is Done"
March 24: Book Release Reception @ NYU, RSVP at
www.cmep.nyu.edu/bookrelease.html
 
NEW YORK, NY- Groundbreaking new book co-edited by JLove Calderón and
Marcella Runell Hall with writers Piper Anderson, Tanesha Barnes, Andrea Dre
Domingue, and Samantha Shapses Wertheim will be released on March 24, 2010.
Love, Race, and Liberation also features Love Letters for Liberation by
Khalil Almustafa, Esther Armah, Hector Calderón, Richard Chavolla, Suheir
Hammad, Ariel Luckey, Barbara Love, Peggy McIntosh, Pedro Noguera, Sofia
Quintero, and Tim Wise and includes exclusive interviews from Danny Hoch,
Talib Kweli and his father Dr. Perry Greene, M1 from Dead Prez, Sonia
Sanchez, and MC Serch.
 
Dr. Cornel West of Princeton University describes the book by saying ³Love,
Race & Liberation is a grand tribute to the love of freedom and the courage
to struggle for justice.  Don¹t miss it!² "These political times call for
new pathways and visions for supporting personal and collective empowerment
for social justice. Love, Race and Liberation provides a hands-on and
inspiring curriculum for use in classrooms and community settings. This
promises to be a critical and practical resource for youth leaders,
anti-racist educators, teachers, dialogue practitioners, and community
activists interested in bridging racial divides through education, sustained
dialogue and action," Ximena Zúñiga, Associate Professor of Social Justice
Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst, co-editor of Readings for
Diversity and Social Justice (Routledge 2010) and co-author of Intergroup
Dialogue: Meaningful Learning for Social Justice (Jossey Bass 2007).
 
About the curriculum guide: The title of this guide gives a nod to one of
the greatest poets of the Twentieth Century. ŒTil the White Day is Done is a
line from the 1926 poem Dream Variations by Langston Hughes. In the daytime
universe of the poem the narrator dreams of flinging his arms wide in the
face of the sun‹an act of protest and resistance, of joy and celebration.
ŒTil the White Day Is Done represents a commitment to end oppression in all
forms- to eliminate the current ³White Day.² White people are the world¹s
minority, yet white supremacy and racism are the scaffolding on which the
American political and socioeconomic systems are built. This book adds the
new millennium piece of making sure the important elements of love and
liberation are included in all conversations about race. This book was
conceived by educator-activists JLove Calderón and Marcella Runell Hall in
an effort to put action steps behind anti-racist rhetoric, in a move toward
being truly and unapologetically pro-liberation--for everyone.
 
Within the pages you will find love letters written to educators by some of
the leading voices on contemporary issues of race and racism. There are also
over twenty lesson plans, which range from the social construction of race,
to the racialization of social media, to the prison industrial complex. This
book is meant to catapult us to action, prompt dialogue, stimulate our minds
and hearts, and provide educators with profound yet practical tools for
creating social justice.
 
Book Release Wine & Cheese Reception will be held on March 24, 2010, 6-8 PM.
Books will be available for sale. RSVP at www.cmep.nyu.edu/bookrelease.html
<http://www.cmep.nyu.edu/bookrelease.html> .
 
After March 24, books will be available for purchase at
http://stores.lulu.com/loveraceliberation.
 
About the writers:
Piper Anderson is a community artist and educator whose performances and
workshops have been used to catalyze action amongst audiences nationally.
 
Tanesha Barnes oversees campus-wide cultural and social justice programs for
The Center for Multicultural Education and Programs at NYU and facilitates
various social justice and diversity workshops.
 
Andrea Dre Domingue is an educator, writer, and consultant who specializes
in social justice education and college student leadership development.
 
Samantha Shapses Wertheim is an educator and trainer committed to engaging
students in social justice.
 
About the editors:
As an author, activist, and Certified Empowerment Facilitator, JLove
Calderón has worked passionately on social justice, race, and gender issues
for over 15 years. She has authored three books: We Got Issues! (New World
Library, 2006) with Rha Goddess; That White Girl (Atria, 2007) that has been
optioned for film; and Conscious Women Rock the Page: Using Hip-Hop Fiction
to Incite Social Change (2008) with Marcella Runell Hall, E-Fierce and Black
Artemis. As an activist and personal life coach, JLove has helped create
practical models for living designed to empower people of all backgrounds.
Her knowledge is informed by her years of working as a counselor in teen
shelters, as well as teaching at El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice for
over a decade. Her current projects include producing progressive film, TV,
books, and educational materials that inspire new dialogue and action on
behalf of peace and social justice for all. JLove graduated Cum Laude from
San Diego State University with a B.A. in Africana Studies and received her
Master¹s Degree in Education from Long Island University. For more
information, please visit www.jlovecalderon.com
 
Marcella Runell Hall is currently completing her doctoral studies in
the Social Justice Education Program at the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst.  Her dissertation is entitled: Education in a Hip-Hop Nation:
Identity, Politics and
Pedagogy. Marcella has worked as a freelance writer for the New York Times
Learning Network and VIBE magazine.  Marcella regularly presents her work at
national conferences, colleges and universities and community-based events.
Marcella  co-edited two books, The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook (2007) with
Martha Diaz and Conscious Women Rock the Page: Using Hip-Hop Fiction to
Incite Social Change (2008) with JLove, E-Fierce and Black Artemis.
Additionally she has written many essays and articles, as well as a literacy
book entitled Ten Most Influential Hip-Hop Artists (Scholastic 2008). She
have received many awards for teaching and writing about social justice and
diversity including the prestigious American Association of Colleges
&University¹s K. Patricia Cross Future Scholar Award and as well as a Racial
Unity Citation from the Brooklyn Borough President's Office. For more
information please visit: www.marcellarhall.com
 
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If you would like more information about the book or have any questions
please contact Bindi Patel at 212-998-4316 or bindi.patel at nyu.edu
<mailto:bindi.patel at nyu.edu> .