The 2 Percent

By Christopher Travis Lewis

Only 2% of America's teachers are Black men. Chris Lewis was one of them.

For over two decades, Chris showed up in classrooms across Chicago Public Schools - not just to teach, but to survive a system stacked against both students and educators. From being mistaken for security to becoming a lifeline for students society had written off, his story is a raw, unfiltered look at what it means to be a Black male educator in an overwhelmingly white, broken educational system.

2% is part memoir, part manifesto - a deeply personal narrative about race, identity, classroom politics, and the everyday courage it takes to show up. Told with humor, frustration, and love, Chris doesn't just unpack what happened - he shows what's still happening. To our kids. To our teachers. And to the system that was never built for either of them.

This is the book every teacher should read - and every student deserves to be seen by.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GT5CDSR1
• ISBN13: 9798275239928
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"