The Legacy of Charles W. Mills and the Racial Contract in Educational Justice: His Work Lives on

Race is everywhere and pretending not to see it only does more damage than good. This book delves into the work of Charles Mills and how his underlying philosophies of race still play out in today’s economic, educational, political and sociological arena.

Dr. Cheryl E. Matias is a full professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego who earned several awards, including the 2020 Mid-Career Award for her work on racial justice in teacher education at American Educational Research Association. She researches the emotionality of whiteness in teacher education and motherscholarship that supports women of color and motherscholars in the academy. She has several books: Feeling White, Surviving Becky(s), The Handbook on Critical Theoretical Reseach Methods in Education, and The Other Elephants in the (Class)room. She is a motherscholar of three, including boy-girl twins.