Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

by Monique W. Morris

In a work that Lisa Delpit calls “imperative reading,” Monique W. Morris (Black Stats, Too Beautiful for Words) chronicles the experiences of Black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood. They are highly judged – by teachers, administrators, and the justice system. They are degraded by the very institutions in charge with helping them flourish. Called “compelling” and “thought-provoking” by 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.

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