FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!

Announcing new Social Justice book

by New York University Staff, Alumni, and Faculty

“Love, Race and Liberation: ‘Til the White Day is Done”

Get your copy today: www.lulu.com/loveraceliberation

NEW YORK, NY- Groundbreaking new book co-edited by JLove Calderón and Marcella
Runell Hall with writers Piper Anderson, Tanesha Barnes, Andrea Dre Domingue, and
Samantha Shapses Wertheim was released on March 24, 2010. Love, Race, and
Liberation also features Love Letters for Liberation by Khalil Almustafa, Esther Armah,
Hector Calderón, Richard Chavolla, Suheir Hammad, Ariel Luckey, Barbara Love, Peggy
McIntosh, Pedro Noguera, Sofia Quintero, and Tim Wise and includes exclusive
interviews from Danny Hoch, Talib Kweli and his father Dr. Perry Greene, M1 from
Dead Prez, Sonia Sanchez, and MC Serch.

Dr. Cornel West of Princeton University describes the book by saying “Love, Race &
Liberation is a grand tribute to the love of freedom and the courage to struggle for
justice. Don’t miss it!” “These political times call for new pathways and visions for
supporting personal and collective empowerment for social justice. Love, Race and
Liberation provides a hands-on and inspiring curriculum for use in classrooms and
community settings. This promises to be a critical and practical resource for youth
leaders, anti-racist educators, teachers, dialogue practitioners, and community activists
interested in bridging racial divides through education, sustained dialogue and action,”
Ximena Zúñiga, Associate Professor of Social Justice Education, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, co-editor of Readings for Diversity and Social Justice
(Routledge 2010) and co-author of Intergroup Dialogue: Meaningful Learning for Social
Justice (Jossey Bass 2007).

NYU staff, alumni, and faculty are deeply connected to this innovative book project and
make up the majority of the editing and writing team. Co-Editor Marcella Runell Hall,
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Alumni, serves as the
Associate Director for NYU’s Center for Multicultural Education and Programs and is
also a Faculty Member at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Writers Andrea
Dre Domingue, former Assistant Director of NYU’s Office of LBGT Student Services,
and Samantha Shapses Wertheim, Assistant Director of Student Affairs at the Gallatin
School are also both alumni of the Steinhardt School. Tanesha Barnes, works at NYU’s
Center for Multicultural Education and Programs and Piper Anderson is currently a
faculty member at the Gallatin School. Richard Chavolla, Director for the NYU Center
for Multicultural Education and Programs, and Pedro Noguera, a professor in the
Steinhardt School and the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban
Education, both contributed Love Letters for the book.

About the curriculum guide: The title of this guide gives a nod to one of the greatest
poets of the Twentieth Century. ‘Til the White Day is Done is a line from the 1926 poem
Dream Variations by Langston Hughes. In the daytime universe of the poem the narrator
dreams of flinging his arms wide in the face of the sun—an act of protest and resistance,
of joy and celebration. ‘Til the White Day Is Done represents a commitment to end
oppression in all forms- to eliminate the current “White Day.” White people are the
world’s minority, yet white supremacy and racism are the scaffolding on which the
American political and socioeconomic systems are built. This book adds the new
millennium piece of making sure the important elements of love and liberation are
included in all conversations about race. This book was conceived by educator-activists
JLove Calderón and Marcella Runell Hall in an effort to put action steps behind anti-
racist rhetoric, in a move toward being truly and unapologetically pro-liberation–for
everyone.

Within the pages you will find love letters written to educators by some of the leading
voices on contemporary issues of race and racism. There are also over twenty lesson
plans, which range from the social construction of race, to the racialization of social
media, to the prison industrial complex. This book is meant to catapult us to action,
prompt dialogue, stimulate our minds and hearts, and provide educators with profound
yet practical tools for creating social justice.

About the writers:
Piper Anderson is a community artist and educator whose performances and workshops
have been used to catalyze action amongst audiences nationally.

Tanesha Barnes oversees campus-wide cultural and social justice programs at NYU and
facilitates various social justice and diversity workshops.

Andrea Dre Domingue is an educator, writer, and consultant who specializes in social
justice education and college student leadership development.

Samantha Shapses Wertheim is an educator and trainer committed to engaging students
in social justice.

About the editors:
As an author, activist, and Certified Empowerment Facilitator, JLove Calderón has
worked passionately on social justice, race, and gender issues for over 15 years. She has
authored three books: We Got Issues! (New World Library, 2006) with Rha Goddess;
That White Girl (Atria, 2007) that has been optioned for film; and Conscious Women
Rock the Page: Using Hip-Hop Fiction to Incite Social Change (2008) with Marcella
Runell Hall, E-Fierce and Black Artemis. As an activist and personal life coach, JLove
has helped create practical models for living designed to empower people of all
backgrounds. Her knowledge is informed by her years of working as a counselor in teen
shelters, as well as teaching at El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice for over a
decade. Her current projects include producing progressive film, TV, books, and
educational materials that inspire new dialogue and action on behalf of peace and social
justice for all. JLove graduated Cum Laude from San Diego State University with a B.A.
in Africana Studies and received her Master’s Degree in Education from Long Island
University. For more information, please visit www.jlovecalderon.com

Marcella Runell Hall is currently completing her doctoral studies in
the Social Justice Education Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her
dissertation is entitled: Education in a Hip-Hop Nation: Identity, Politics and
Pedagogy. Marcella has worked as a freelance writer for the New York Times Learning
Network and VIBE magazine. Marcella regularly presents her work at national
conferences, colleges and universities and community-based events. Marcella co-edited
two books, The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook (2007) with Martha Diaz and Conscious
Women Rock the Page: Using Hip-Hop Fiction to Incite Social Change (2008) with
JLove, E-Fierce and Black Artemis. Additionally she has written many essays and
articles, as well as a literacy book entitled Ten Most Influential Hip-Hop Artists
(Scholastic 2008). She have received many awards for teaching and writing about social
justice and diversity including the prestigious American Association of Colleges
&University’s K. Patricia Cross Future Scholar Award and as well as a Racial Unity
Citation from the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office. For more information please
visit: www.marcellarhall.com

———————
If you would like more information about the book including media requests please
contact Bindi Patel at 212-998-4316 or bindi.patel@nyu.edu.