Elizabeth Denevi, PhD, is the associate director of East Ed, a non-profit agency that works with schools nationally to increase equity, promote diversity pedagogy, and implement strategic processes for growth and development. She has served as both a classroom teacher and senior administrator in several PreK-12 schools. She is also the co-founder of Teaching While White, a blog and podcast series that looks at the issues of whiteness and racism in US schools.

Books referenced are Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences That Make a Difference by Howard C. Stevenson and The Guide for White Teachers Teaching Black Boys edited by Eddie Moore, Jr., Ali Michael, and Marguerite W. Penick-Parks