Allies in Diversity Summer Reading Club
Credit: Learning for Justice Magazine, Summer 2019, Illustration by Carolyn Sewell
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Rising 6th graders, please read this book:
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by Sonja Cherry-Paul, Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, and Rachelle Baker 
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Rising 7th and 8th graders, please read this book:
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi 
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Journal or Blog Entries
Answer the questions about the book in your summer reading journal or on the blog.
Respond to at least one of the following questions. Be sure to support your response with evidence from the text.
1. The first chapter defines segregationists, assimilationists, and antiracists. Were you familiar with these terms before you read Stamped? How did your understanding of these words change by the end?
2. In their books, Cherry-Paul and Reynolds both state that "learning about the history of racism means discovering that some people, even some who you may have considered heroes, were deeply flawed individuals who had racist thoughts and did racist things." Describe 1-2 of these people discussed in Stamped. What made them "deeply flawed?"
3. In their books, Cherry-Paul and Reynolds both use comparisons to describe racism. Cherry-Paul returns to the comparison of race and a rope throughout her book. Reynolds writes that "freedom in America was like quicksand." Both authors use other comparisons throughout their books. Pick one of these comparisons and explain what you think the author was trying to say about racism or antiracism.
4. Why is Angela Davis a champion of antiracist thought and practice? Discuss the ways in which Davis fought for antiracism at different points in her life.
5. What surprised you in this book? What angered you or made you sad? What are two or three questions that came up for you while reading?
6. After finishing Stamped, how do you feel about the history of racism? What habits and actions can you implement to promote antiracism?
1. The first chapter defines segregationists, assimilationists, and antiracists. Were you familiar with these terms before you read Stamped? How did your understanding of these words change by the end?
2. In their books, Cherry-Paul and Reynolds both state that "learning about the history of racism means discovering that some people, even some who you may have considered heroes, were deeply flawed individuals who had racist thoughts and did racist things." Describe 1-2 of these people discussed in Stamped. What made them "deeply flawed?"
3. In their books, Cherry-Paul and Reynolds both use comparisons to describe racism. Cherry-Paul returns to the comparison of race and a rope throughout her book. Reynolds writes that "freedom in America was like quicksand." Both authors use other comparisons throughout their books. Pick one of these comparisons and explain what you think the author was trying to say about racism or antiracism.
4. Why is Angela Davis a champion of antiracist thought and practice? Discuss the ways in which Davis fought for antiracism at different points in her life.
5. What surprised you in this book? What angered you or made you sad? What are two or three questions that came up for you while reading?
6. After finishing Stamped, how do you feel about the history of racism? What habits and actions can you implement to promote antiracism?