Frisco ISD’s ‘Read Woke’ challenge sparks controversy over critical race theory amid school board election
School Board Vice President René Archambault said the district is ‘absolutely not implementing’ critical race theory in its curriculum.
A Read Woke challenge at Frisco ISD sparked controversy about critical race theory amid the election.(Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor)
5:14 PM on Apr 28, 2021 CDT Updated at 12:55 PM on Apr 29, 2021 CDT
Frisco ISD officials are working to shut down social media rumors after a “Read Woke” challenge sparked controversy about school curriculum.
The optional reading challenge encouraged high school students to read 10 books that “cover current topics faced in society” namely inclusion and gender equality. Frisco ISD librarians introduced their version of the challenge, which was created by Cicely Lewis, a Georgia librarian who was the National School Librarian of the Year in 2020.
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50 Black YA authors you should read, from Angie Thomas to Walter Dean Myers Mary Cadden, USA TODAY
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As a genre, young adult literature is still fairly young. Its modern iteration has only been around since the 1960s. And though YA readership has grown exponentially over the last decades, the diversity of the authors behind the books is in its infancy. But that is changing.
As the number of Black YA authors grows, so have their stories. These authors not only show Black teens dealing with the same coming of age issues that any teen would deal with – falling in love, finding your place in the world, coming to terms with their sexuality, but also navigating issues like systemic racism and microaggressions, says LaKeshia N. Darden, librarian and adjunct professor at Campbell University and Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury, Chair 2019-2021.