The Crucial Conversation offers best practices for effective teaching and learning relevant to race and racism in the post-George Floyd era, where American universities and colleges are placing a greater emphasis on fostering educational contexts that address these social constructs in the classroom and on our campuses. The academic contributors of this edited volume provide educators with essential knowledge about broaching and conducting critical race-based conversations. Each chapter extends the boundaries of thought to foster a racially safe academic environment to make Black and Brown college students feel visible and valued.