This edited volume expands on the existent research on anti-racist educational leadership by identifying what type of capacity building is needed for school administrators to facilitate anti-racist change in their schools.

Racial inequities in education persist in part because the solutions that districts and schools choose to employ largely ignore why and how institutional and structural racism is the root cause of inequities in education. Yet, racial inequities in schooling can be redressed if districts and schools have leaders who are deeply committed to combatting racism in their daily practice and structures of schooling. This book underscores why we need more educational leaders who adopt an anti-racist stance in how they lead and are prepared to work toward racial justice and equity in a society so entrenched in racism. Through diverse perspectives and voices, including scholars in the field of educational leadership, sociologists of education, school and district administrators, and grassroots community members and activist groups, this book addresses issues related to anti-racist educational leadership at various levels.

Anjalé D. Welton is a Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Sarah Diem is a Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Missouri, USA.

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List of Contributors
Series Editors' Foreword
Introduction, Anjalé D. Welton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) and Sarah Diem (University of Missouri, USA)
Part I: The Sociopolitical Context of Anti-Racist Educational Leadership
1. Anti-Racist Leadership in Precarious Sociopolitical Contexts, Anjalé D. Welton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA), Sarah Diem (University of Missouri, USA), and Greg Johnson (Oak Park and River Forest High School, USA)
2. Anti-Racism as Core Competency for Educational Leaders, Matthew Rodriguez (University of Illinois-Chicago, USA) and Amanda Lewis (University of Illinois-Chicago, USA)
3. The Politics of the School-Prison Nexus: Racial Capitalism and Possibilities for Transformation in Schools and Beyond, Erica O. Turner (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA), Rob Timberlake (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA), Abigail J. Beneke (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA), and Maria S. Velazquez (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Part II: Anti-Racist Educational Leadership Preparation and Practice
4. Considerations for District Level Anti-Racist Leadership Preparation, Mary B. Herrmann (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) and Jessica A. Herrmann (School Administrator, USA)
5. From the Inside Out: A Letter to Anti-Racist Leaders, Marcus Campbell (Evanston Township High School, USA) and Michael Kucera (Niles West High School, USA)
6. The Color of Coloniality: White Administrators' Expectations of Black Males in School Discipline, Daniel Liou (Arizona State University, USA) and Adam Zang (Sunland Elementary School, USA)
7. Understanding the Racialized Organization: African-Centered Leadership and Their Unique Form of Culturally Responsive Leadership, Bodunrin O. Banwo (University of Minnesota, USA) and Muhammad Khalifa (University of Minnesota, USA
Part III: Community Engagement, Activism, and Anti-Racist Educational Leadership
8. Aligning Frameworks and Identifying Capacities for Anti-Racist Advocacy Educational Leadership, Michelle D. Young (University of Virginia, USA) and Angel Nash (Chapman University, USA)
9. Anti-Racist Activist Leadership, Jason Salisbury (University of Illinois-Chicago, USA) and Meagan Richards (University of Illinois-Chicago, USA)
10. Toward More Equitable Communities: Leadership Lessons for Systemic Social Change, Rhoda Freelon (University of Houston, USA) and Jeanette Taylor
11. (Re)Imaginiing "Successful" University-District-Community Partnerships, Bradley W. Carpenter (Baylor University, USA), Decoteau Irby (University of Illinois-Chicago, USA) and Erica Young (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Part IV: Recognizing and Accounting for the Work of Anti-Racist Leadership
12. The Invisible Labor of PK-20 BIPOC Leaders, Zelideh R. Martinez Hoy (Bard College, USA), Dennis J. Perkins Jr., (Grinnell College, USA) and David H. K. Nguyen, (Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis, USA)
13. On the Backs of Black Women: Examining How the Supporting Administrative Role is Entrenched in Racism, Asia Fuller Hamilton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) and Mykah Jackson (Urbana Middle School, USA)
14. Anti-Racism for White People: From Inactivism to Activism, Jeffrey S. Brooks (RMIT University, Australia)
15. Sameness and Difference in Predominantly White School Districts, Sharon I. Radd (St. Catherine University, USA)
16. Developing Anti-Racist Leaders through Equity-Expansive Technical Assistance, Kathleen A. King Thorius (Indiana University, USA) and Tiffany S. Kyser, (Indiana University, USA)
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