Podcasts about dashka slater

In 2013, a teenage boy lit the skirt of an agender teen asleep nearby on fire. They sustained major burns to their legs and the offending teen was charged as an adult -- over the wishes of the victim and their family. This true story is detailed in The 57 Bus by journalist Dashka Slater. With discrimination against trans persons becoming openly accepted in the U.S., Ali Velshi sits down with Slater in this episode of Velshi Banned Book Club.

President Trump and his allies' increasingly contentious rhetoric towards America's judiciary is ramping up fears of an historic clash that could have dire consequences for democracy, while Trump's assault against the freedom and independence of America's colleges and universities is taking us down a dangerous path that will cost us all

Summary: New York Times best selling author, Dashka Slater, joins Jennifer LaGarde to explore the profound impact of literature on young readers, the journey of becoming a writer, and the intersection of journalism and storytelling. Dashka shares her early reading experiences, her path to writing for young people, and the challenges of addressing complex social issues through her work. The discussion highlights the importance of empathy, understanding, and the role of educators and parents in guiding young readers in today's digital landscape. Show notes, including episode transcripts and information about connecting with this episode's guest, can be found here.  Chapters:  00:00 Introduction to Reader's Heart 06:55 The Reader's Journey: Dashka's Early Reading Life 10:59 The Path to Writing for Young People 14:46 The Intersection of Journalism and Young Adult Nonfiction 23:02 Exploring Humanity in Complex Stories 30:38 Engaging Educators and Parents in Conversations 36:08 Looking Ahead: New Projects and Lighter Themes

We're revisiting this poignant episode that highlights how important it is for parents to regularly check-in with their kids about their online activity and behaviors. Dr. Delaney Ruston interviews journalist Dashka Slater about her book, Accountable, where she writes about the true story of a social media account run by a small group of teens who posted racist memes. The account spread quickly and got edgier as it went. The book follows the account's profound effect on the teens, friends, and high school. Slater dives into issues like what compels teens to do things they know are out of bounds, such as acts of racism, the difference between guilt and shame, and transformative justice. Slater discusses methods of communicating with children about preventing doing such acts, and Dr. Ruston provides strategies for them to use when they encounter friends who do, and shares advice for parents and teens on dealing with the repercussions of online racism and the complexities of forgiveness and empathy. Here is a link to Dashka Slater's website, where you can find a link to her book and much more. Here is Slater's Substack, where she has lesson plans, too.   00:04 Introduction and Overview 01:04 The Epidemic of Online Racism 01:43 Unveiling the Story of 'Accountable' 02:42 The Impact of Racist Online Activities 03:01 The Discovery and Consequences of the Racist Account 08:34 The Role of Video Games in Promoting Offensive Language 10:10 The Creation and Spread of the Racist Account 11:35 The Bystander Effect and Group Dynamics 18:52 The Impact on the Victims 21:38 Understanding Different Types of Justice 24:56 The Role of Restorative Justice in Schools 44:43 The Power of Forgiveness and Healing 47:11 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Rapid-fire Q&A with Peter Brown, Dashka Slater, Chris Baron, and Jarrett Lerner.

Turi's guests today are: - Sherry Skalko, founder of Reduce Waste Chicago - Writer/investigator Dashka Slater (dashkaslater.substack.com) - CEO and president of the Chicago Architecture Center Eleanor Gorski on the 2024 Architecture & Design Film Festival - Dr. Beryl Satter, head of the History Department at Rutgers Newark - Dorothy Milne, co-curator of Lifeline Theatre's Fillet of Solo and storyteller with Sweat Girls, and Nestor Gomez, founder of 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration storytelling show

In this episode, I interview journalist Dashka Slater about her new book, Accountable, where she writes about the true story of a social media account run by a small group of teens who posted racist memes. The account spread quickly and got edgier as it went. The book follows the account's profound effect on the teens, friends, and high school. In my interview with Slater, I dive into issues like what compels teens to do things they know are out of bounds, such as acts of racism, the difference between guilt and shame, and transformative justice. I talk to Slater about methods of communicating with our children about preventing doing such acts, and I provide strategies for them to use when they encounter friends who do. I also share advice for parents and teens on dealing with the repercussions of online racism and the complexities of forgiveness and empathy. Here is a link to Dashka Slater's website, where you can find a link to her book and much more. Here is Slater's Substack, where she has lesson plans, too.   00:04 Introduction and Overview 01:04 The Epidemic of Online Racism 01:43 Unveiling the Story of 'Accountable' 02:42 The Impact of Racist Online Activities 03:01 The Discovery and Consequences of the Racist Account 08:34 The Role of Video Games in Promoting Offensive Language 10:10 The Creation and Spread of the Racist Account 11:35 The Bystander Effect and Group Dynamics 18:52 The Impact on the Victims 21:38 Understanding Different Types of Justice 24:56 The Role of Restorative Justice in Schools 44:43 The Power of Forgiveness and Healing 47:11 Conclusion and Final Thoughts  

In 2017 students at Albany High School in the East Bay became aware of a private instagram account created by a student, and followed by just over a dozen more, containing viciously racist posts about fellow classmates. The disputes about why it happened, how to hold the creator and the followers accountable, and what to do about the anger, shame and fear caused by the posts tore through the school and the town. “Whatever you believed about Albany, about America, about teenagers, racism, sexism, social media, punishment and the public discourse on each of these topics, the story of the Instagram account could be marshaled as evidence. It was the incident that explained everything and yet also the incident that couldn't be explained,” writes Dashka Slater. We talk to her about her five years of reporting on the story and her book, “Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed”. Guests: Dashka Slater, author, "Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed." - Her previous books include "The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives"

In this episode, author Dashka Slater takes us behind the scenes of her book, ACCOUNTABLE: THE TRUE STORY OF A RACIST SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT AND THE TEENAGERS WHOSE LIVES IT CHANGED.This episode is sponsored by THE JOY OF READING, written by Terri Lesesne and Donalyn Miller.

Welcome, new subscribers, and welcome back, loyal readers! I'm happy you're here.Today's issue is dedicated to an interview with Dashka Slater, the author of “The Instagram Account that Shattered a California High School,” October's article of the month.Originally published in The New York Times Magazine in August, the piece explores a racist social media account created at a Bay Area high school in 2017 and its repercussions on young people and their community. The piece also raises the question: What does accountability really mean?If you haven't read it yet, I urge you to do so — and to join our discussion on October 29, if you're moved.I got a chance to interview Ms. Slater a few weeks back with fellow Article Clubber Melinda. It was an honor. I won't give everything away, because it's better to listen, but we discussed a number of topics, including:* how edgy humor is a premium in boy culture, how it causes harm, and how masculinity is contested terrority right now* how even in progressive places like the Bay Area, we think of accountability as punishment — that justice is balancing out the pain someone else has caused* how kids have a strong sense of justice, and how they want to do the right thing, but that they need guidance from their teachers and parents* how we as adults often don't know what we're doing, and how our own emotions get in the way of supporting our childrenMost of all, it became abundantly clear in our conversation that Ms. Slater is a thoughtful and compassionate reporter and writer. She sees nuance and complexity. She doesn't throw anyone under the bus. She gets to know people and writes with a ton of empathy. But this is not to say that Ms. Slater is wishy-washy or doesn't have strong feelings about what happened at Albany High School. She does. She just understands that healing does not come via punishment.One of the hardest things for anybody, any human, is to take a breath and say, I don't know. And I think that was really lacking in Albany and in most places in a time of crisis, because everybody's having emotions and they want immediate action. And as a result, there was a lot of action that wasn‘t very well informed with all the dynamics that it took me five years to reconstruct.So I always say, the first thing is don‘t rush. Because there‘s a lot that you don‘t know. And the more you talk, the less you‘re listening in general. I think the other piece for adults is to not become the story. We often forget in our relationships with young people that we are not the story, and our job is to be teachers, coaches, mentors. We are supposed to assist.Thank you for reading this week's issue. Hope you liked it.

On this episode: Award-winning journalist Dashka Slater joins to talk about her new book, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed. It's a story of a teen sharing extremely racist memes and photos of classmates on a private instagram and what happened when the account was discovered. It led to even more hurt, protests, botched mediation, and a community-wide conversation about justice and what it means to be complicit.  Besides the interview, hosts Jamilah Lemieux, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen share their parenting ups and downs of the week—including a late night before the first day of kindergarten and big-kid summer camp. Then, on Slate Plus: we share lots of listener letters ranging from two player games to suggestions for handling the great bathroom conundrum of 2023.  Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode: Award-winning journalist Dashka Slater joins to talk about her new book, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed. It's a story of a teen sharing extremely racist memes and photos of classmates on a private instagram and what happened when the account was discovered. It led to even more hurt, protests, botched mediation, and a community-wide conversation about justice and what it means to be complicit.  Besides the interview, hosts Jamilah Lemieux, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen share their parenting ups and downs of the week—including a late night before the first day of kindergarten and big-kid summer camp. Then, on Slate Plus: we share lots of listener letters ranging from two player games to suggestions for handling the great bathroom conundrum of 2023.  Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode: Award-winning journalist Dashka Slater joins to talk about her new book, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed. It's a story of a teen sharing extremely racist memes and photos of classmates on a private instagram and what happened when the account was discovered. It led to even more hurt, protests, botched mediation, and a community-wide conversation about justice and what it means to be complicit.  Besides the interview, hosts Jamilah Lemieux, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen share their parenting ups and downs of the week—including a late night before the first day of kindergarten and big-kid summer camp. Then, on Slate Plus: we share lots of listener letters ranging from two player games to suggestions for handling the great bathroom conundrum of 2023.  Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode: Award-winning journalist Dashka Slater joins to talk about her new book, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed. It's a story of a teen sharing extremely racist memes and photos of classmates on a private instagram and what happened when the account was discovered. It led to even more hurt, protests, botched mediation, and a community-wide conversation about justice and what it means to be complicit.  Besides the interview, hosts Jamilah Lemieux, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen share their parenting ups and downs of the week—including a late night before the first day of kindergarten and big-kid summer camp. Then, on Slate Plus: we share lots of listener letters ranging from two player games to suggestions for handling the great bathroom conundrum of 2023.  Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode: Award-winning journalist Dashka Slater joins to talk about her new book, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed. It's a story of a teen sharing extremely racist memes and photos of classmates on a private instagram and what happened when the account was discovered. It led to even more hurt, protests, botched mediation, and a community-wide conversation about justice and what it means to be complicit.  Besides the interview, hosts Jamilah Lemieux, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen share their parenting ups and downs of the week—including a late night before the first day of kindergarten and big-kid summer camp. Then, on Slate Plus: we share lots of listener letters ranging from two player games to suggestions for handling the great bathroom conundrum of 2023.  Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dashka Slater, in her recent New York Times Magazine story and in her new book, "Accountable." unveils a shocking discovery in liberal Albany, California. She delves into a high school student's private Instagram account filled with disturbing and hateful content. Who was involved? What were the consequences? And what does this reveal about online accountability, societal norms, and the dark side of digital culture? Slater's exploration exposes a complex puzzle that challenges our understanding of responsibility in the virtual world.

In 2017 students at Albany High School in the East Bay became aware of a private instagram account created by a student, and followed by just over a dozen more, containing viciously racist posts about fellow classmates. The disputes about why it happened, how to hold the creator and the followers accountable, and what to do about the anger, shame and fear caused by the posts tore through the school and the town. “Whatever you believed about Albany, about America, about teenagers, racism, sexism, social media, punishment and the public discourse on each of these topics, the story of the Instagram account could be marshaled as evidence. It was the incident that explained everything and yet also the incident that couldn't be explained,” writes Dashka Slater. We talk to her about her five years of reporting on the story and her book, “Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed.” Guests: Dashka Slater, author, "Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed," and "The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives"

2:24 https://on.soundcloud.com/ocg3p Wild and Free: A girl tames a big-kid bike in "Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike," by bestselling children's book author and journalist Dashka Slater. Dashka reads the story. 19:44 https://on.soundcloud.com/7e3vN No Time For Losers: Pittsfield's City Council strikes down a referendum to bring the design of its downtown pilot protected lane to voters on the November ballot. With Ricardo Morales, Pittsfield, Massachusetts' Commissioner of Public Utilities. 38:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/6Bkjy Centering Safety: A new protected bike lane will run down the center of one of San Francisco's most dangerous and important streets, Valencia. San Francisco bike advocate-activists Robin Pam, Aditya Bhumbla, and Zach Lipton chat with Seamus Garrity. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Tula Jane and her Mother in the Wild read "Escargot" by Dashka Slater. Support the author by purchasing this book from our amazon influencer shop here: https://amzn.to/3Zhs4Ar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-in-the-wild/message

Are you in the mood for a summer read, narrative nonfiction book, mystery or thriller? WAPL staffers Sarah, Desirae and Beth P. talk about their recent reads plus what they're looking forward to reading next. Titles and authors discussed in this episode include: Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny, The Café by the Sea by Jenny Colgan, Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan, The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater, The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell, An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough, The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee, and The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra. Also mentioned: Evicted by Matthew Desmond, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier, Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell, the Supernatural TV series and books, Concrete Rose and On the Come Up by Angie Thomas, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia, and Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. Check out books and DVDs at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com and hoopladigital.com. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org. Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

Over the past few years, there's been a huge upsurge in efforts to remove books about gender and race from libraries and schools, and in some cases even ban them from being sold to minors altogether. One of the books frequently targeted by these campaigns is “The 57 Bus,” which examines a 2013 incident involving a nonbinary teenager who was lit on fire by an Oakland High student while taking AC Transit home from school. The book was a bestseller and won critical acclaim for its nuanced portrayal of what it's like to be a young person who doesn't fit into “traditional” gender roles, as well as its critical look into the failings of America's criminal justice system, but now it's being illegitimately denounced as “pornographic” by parents parroting the talking points of conservative organizations like Moms for Liberty. In reality, there's nothing sexual in the book—they're simply scared of it. Besides book banning, there are hundreds of anti-LGBTQ laws being proposed across the country right now, not to mention rising cases of violent intimidation like the Proud Boys' disruption of a “Drag Queen Story Hour” event right here in the East Bay earlier this month. Amidst this reactionary backlash, I interviewed the author of “The 57 Bus,” Dashka Slater, a longtime Oakland resident and former East Bay Express staff writer. In this episode, we discuss the battle over controversial books, the political power of historical narratives, and, of course, the disturbing crime at the center of “The 57 Bus.” Listen now on Apple, SoundCloud, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. To see images related to this story, visit: https://eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/theyre-scared-of-this-book/ East Bay Yesterday can't survive without your support. Please donate to keep this show alive: www.patreon.com/eastbayyesterday

Hey Everyone! Tomorrow, listen as K reads aloud Escargot by Dashka Slater ( ages 4 - 6 ). Every weekday, we will read aloud new kids books. What's your favorite animal? Escargot is a little French snail that thinks your favorite animal should be the snail! Escargot was illustrated by Sydney Hanson. It was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2017. Join us tomorrow to hear a new story read aloud by K! Thank you for tuning in to Storytime with K. In this space, we will read aloud your favorite kids books with new episodes posted Monday through Friday! Whether you use reading time to help build reading skills, learn English, or help your little ones fall asleep, this podcast has exactly what you need. Follow along on Instagram to see what book is next! Video option also available on YouTube - Learn to read, learn English, or simply enjoy the illustrations in the book! *This podcast is meant for entertainment purposes only*

This is the story of when two people's worlds collided on the number 57 bus in Oakland, California.Patreon: patreon.com/queercrime Twitter: @crime_queerInstagram: QueerCrimeWebsite: queercrime.comSource: ‘The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives' by Dashka Slater.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

M&H tackle the tricky topic of pacifiers. Are pacifiers frustrating you? Can they really cause nipple confusion or dental issues? Join us to dig into the evidence surrounding pacifier use. Don't miss this episode!Listener Question: Why can I pump until the milk stops flowing, but after I can hand express more milk? Like, a lot more.Become a VIP listener at patreon.com/milkminutepodcast.To send us feedback, personal stories, or just to chat you can send us an email at milkminutepodcast@gmail.comFACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/groups/breastfeedingforbusymomsINSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/milk_minute_podcast/SHOW NOTES: https://breastfeedingforbusymoms.com/podcast/demystifying-pacifiers/THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORSUberlube. Click the link to order your (and end your dry streak), and use the promo code MILKMINUTE: UberlubeAeroflow - https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-9269202-13028985SourcesNew York Times article by Dashka Slater: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/magazine/who-made-that-pacifier.htmlSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/milkminutepodcast)

Heather reviews two books for this episode and adds to Heather's Hits. The books discussed in this episode are:All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. JohnsonStrays: The True Story of a Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across America by Britt CollinsHeather's Hit: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

In today's episode of Your Daily Dose of Books, Dana and Samantha talk about the 57 Bus, written by Dashka Slater. This episode includes a short summary, noticeable moments from throughout the book, and our thoughts and reviews. 

a podcast about The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

Dashka Slater is an author and writer. She is talking today about growing up with parents as writers and how she knew she was destined to follow in their footsteps. Hear how she gave up writing for a brief period of time and finally writing again, and the strain that put on her. Dashka is talking about her new books, The Book of Fatal Errors, and A Book for Escargot. Daskha will also break down the true story of Sasha and Richard on the 57 bus and the day that changed their lives. Listen as she tells the truth behind her reporting the story and realizing a book needed to be written. Dashka Slater is telling all about how her book, The 57 Bus, became a New York Times Bestseller and how that has changed her life for the better. All that and more. Enjoy and FROWN LESS. D. Hodge: instagram.com/iammrdylanhdoge Dashka: instagram.com/princessamanita --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dylan-hodge/support

Enjoy our presentation of The 57 Bus: a True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed their Lives written by Dashka Slater and published by Farrar Straus Giroux. One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight.The 57 Bus is recommended for ages 13 and up for some language, violence and mature themes. Please see common sense media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/57BusReviewsThis title is available as an ebook on Libby: https://bit.ly/57BusLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

In November 2013, an African American teenager set the skirt of an agender youth on fire. Sasha was badly burned; Richard was arrested. Dashka Slater's account of the incident, the two students and their parents, and the criminal prosecution of Richard raises important questions about class, race, gender identity, and, not least, justice – what it entails and how it might have been enacted in Richard's case. (Encore presentation.) Dashka Slater, The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017 The post Lives Changed, Justice Elusive appeared first on KPFA.

In November 2013, an African American teenager set the skirt of an agender youth on fire. Sasha was badly burned; Richard was arrested. Dashka Slater's account of the incident, the two students and their parents, and the criminal prosecution of Richard raises important questions about class, race, gender identity, and, not least, justice – what it entails and how it might have been enacted in Richard's case. Dashka Slater, The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017 The post Lives Changed, Justice Elusive appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode of #vted Reads, we talk about the 57 Bus by Dashka Slater. Based on a real-life incident, this book chronicles the experiences of two young people before and after an act of violence.  We explore both perspectives of a specific crime: the victims and the perpetrators.  Along the way, we learn more … Continue reading #vted Reads: The 57 Bus with Caitlin Classen → The post #vted Reads: The 57 Bus with Caitlin Classen appeared first on Innovative Education in VT.

Writer Dashka Slater sits with host Leah Rose to discuss her story "The Fire on the 57 Bus in Oakland." Slater's story is about an agender teenager named Sasha who was set on fire while riding a public bus home from school in November of 2013. In her story, Slater also profiles Richard Thomas, the 16-year-old who set Sasha on fire. The result is a well rounded portrait of two young men who were forever changed after that day.