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WATCH: My Conversation With The Atlantic About Black Male Educators

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What Teachers Can Do To Help Black Boys Overcome Our Racist Society

A recent study, reported on in the New York Times under the headline “Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys,” and facilitated...

Crafting Mirrors Where Black Kids Can See Themselves

This interview was originally published in Edutopia for Black History Month. The theme of Black History Month this year is “The Crisis in Black Education.”...

We Need to Start Telling the Truth About White Supremacy in Our Schools

This was written by our good friend, James E. Ford. James is the program director at the Public School Forum of North Carolina. Prior to...

Teaching Hard Lessons: American Schools’ Avoidance of Slavery

This Fall, I had the privilege of teaching Toni Morrison’s Beloved, a novel I’ve read and taught time and again, and one that never...

His Name Is “Malcolm X” — Whether You Like It Or Not.

His name is Malcolm Xavier Combs. Yet he was allegedly pulled out of class, berated, and told by a school administrator at his school—...

The Research Is In: A Diverse Faculty Makes A Difference. Do You Care?

“Your presence is an act of resistance.” —Vincent Cobb II, CEO of The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice In October 2017, The Fellowship:...

Dr. King May Have Launched With A Focus On Integration, But That’s Not Where He Landed

“I fear I may have integrated my people into a burning house.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Yesterday, January 15th, we celebrated the Dr. King...

MANSUR’S MANIFESTO: HOW AN ASPIRING BLACK MALE TEACHER PLANS TO TURN TEACHING INTO ACTIVISM

 Mansur Buffins served as a summer intern at The Education Trust. Over the summer, he wrote for their blog page. Mansur reminds me of members...

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