Prologue: "Why are all the black kids still sitting together in the cafeteria?" and other conversations about race in the twenty-first century

Introduction: A psychologist's perspective

Defining racism

The complexity of identity

The early years

Identity development in adolescence

Racial identity in adulthood

The development of white identity

White identity, Affirmative Action, and color-blind racial ideology

Critical issues in Latinx, Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Middle Eastern/North African identity development

Identity development in multiracial families

Embracing a cross-racial dialogue

Epilogue: Signs of hope, sites of progress.