Equity and Justice

Teaching Is Leading

A love letter to the young people we're inviting into the classroom To the young person reading this — whether an auntie sent it to...

A Black Studies Lens Demands We Rethink How We Structure Curriculum

I've argued before that Black Studies should shape the way we structure curriculum. For that to be possible, we must define curriculum structuring. The...

You Don’t Need a Nobel Prize To Know Ed Is an Investment

A University of Chicago economist won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for showing what Black educators, Black grandmothers, and Black freedom fighters...

“Outspoken” Is the New “Uppity”

“The South believed an educated Negro to be a dangerous Negro. And the South was not wholly wrong.” – W.E.B. Du Bois These words have...

Schooling and Education Are Not the Same Thing

For years, one of the first conversations I had with students had nothing to do with the syllabus. Eventually we would discuss assignments, grading...

Black Women Made Me the Educator I Am, Now the System Pushes Them Out

I became an effective teacher faster than I had any right to. I did not do that alone. I was carried, coached, and corrected...

Teach Young People Reading as a Tool of Resistance

I remember being a young student and always looking forward to the summer. What I didn’t look forward to was summer reading. The selections...

Black Students Are Doubted Even When They Succeed

Recently, a study found that students enrolled in Ethnic Studies courses experienced measurable academic gains, including higher GPAs and increased engagement. Similar findings have...

Great Teachers Allow Black Parents To Breathe

With summer underway and students settled into break, it is worth recognizing the deep sigh of relief for Black families at this time of...
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