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First published in 1997, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum, a clinical psychologist, discusses race and racism in the United States from a psychological perspective, exploring racial identity development among various racial groups, the challenges they face, and the importance of having productive dialogues to combat racism. The book addresses police brutality, mass incarceration, segregation, microaggressions, hate crimes, and Islamophobia.