Day 6

Have you seen or heard a microaggression? Which microaggressions do you see most commonly? How do you and others feel about them?

What is a microaggression? Microaggressions are short and common daily insults or jokes, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate mean, or negative things about a particular race, culture, or gender. Choose one of these books to read. Did you recognize the microaggressions in the story?

Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez

Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker,

Don’t Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller

Mr Lincoln’s Way by Patricia Polacco

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson