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The book addresses a painful cultural dilemma found across various schooling environments (from low-income public schools to elite private and magnet schools): Black youth are often forced to choose between being popular among their peers or being academically smart. Kunjufu examines the pervasive, damaging stereotype that excelling academically equates to "acting white," which leads high-achieving Black students to face teasing, isolation, or labels like "nerd".
The book addresses a painful cultural dilemma found across various schooling environments (from low-income public schools to elite private and magnet schools): Black youth are often forced to choose between being popular among their peers or being academically smart. Kunjufu examines the pervasive, damaging stereotype that excelling academically equates to "acting white," which leads high-achieving Black students to face teasing, isolation, or labels like "nerd".