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Mr. Reid from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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African American History, Antiracism and Why It Matters

Help me give my students books that will inform them about African American history and the importance of antiracism in a world filled with injustice and oppression.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Reid's classroom raised $1,921

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Many of the students that would benefit from the project are struggling readers and need extra support. All of the students in my class have specific learning differences which include Autism, Dyslexia and other disabilities. Some of the students qualify as emotionally disturbed and have suffered serious trauma. Many of them live below the poverty line and have serious economic difficulty. Some of the students are homeless.

Many of my students have serious disadvantages but come to school with a mindset that they will succeed in even the bleakest circumstances.

One of my students has been homeless for over a year and takes showers at the YMCA before school. A few months ago his car got broken into and they lost everything that was important to them. Another student's father was murdered and the next day he showed up to class. When tears started rolling down his face, I asked him if he needed to leave. He told me that he didn't want to leave given that his father would have wanted him to be in class. These are just two of the students that I work with that continue fight.

My Project

These books will provide inner-city kids with the opportunity to engage in critical thinking about issues of race and how it has changed over time. Students will have the opportunity to be exposed to some of the leading scholars on race, history, and antiracism.

Students will read books and create projects to gain a better understanding of the history of racism and why it matters today.

Students will read Dr. Kendi's work on history and antiracism. They will also read essays and speeches from Toni Morrison to understand her view of race and society. They will also read Dr. Cornel West to better understand the importance of race today. They will read Dick Gregory and his view of defining moments in African American history. They will also get to enjoy a great novel about discrimination and resistance.

It is more important today than ever to get students to read books that push them to think more critically about social issues. Students will use these resources to participate in a discourse of race in society. They will be able to define assimilation, segregation, and anti-racist policies and how they affect communities.

Mr. Reid Mission High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (National Book Award Winner) • Amazon Business $22.49 12 $269.88
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations • Amazon Business $19.18 12 $230.16
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (African American Life Series) • Amazon Business $16.97 12 $203.64
Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies • Amazon Business $15.80 12 $189.60
Race Matters, 25th Anniversary: With a New Introduction • Amazon Business $15.69 12 $188.28
How to Be an Antiracist • Amazon Business $14.79 12 $177.48
Between the World and Me • Amazon Business $14.15 12 $169.80
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59

Materials cost

$1,448.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $132.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$21.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,632.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$288.12

Total project goal

$1,920.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,920.81

7 Donors

-$1,803.91

Donations toward project cost

-$1,537.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$266.84

match offer

-$112.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$95.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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