Beverly Daniel Tatum Quote

Children who have been silenced often enough learn not to talk about race publicly. Their questions don’t go away, they just go unasked.

Beverly Daniel Tatum

Children who have been silenced often enough learn not to talk about race publicly. Their questions don’t go away, they just go unasked.

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About Beverly Daniel Tatum

Beverly Christine Daniel Tatum (born September 27, 1954) is an American psychologist, administrator, and educator who has conducted research and written books on the topic of racism. Focusing specifically on race in education, racial identity development in teenagers, and assimilation of black families and youth in white neighborhoods. Tatum uses works from her students, personal experience, and psychology learning. Tatum served from 2002 to 2015 as the ninth president of Spelman College, the oldest historically black women's college in the United States.