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Anti-Intellectualism Has Been The Real American Dream

Dear Reader, It is 1831. A Black mother in Virginia is teaching her son to read by candlelight, with a primer hidden under the floorboards....

Happy “You Lie” 4th

Freedom Built on Theft, Terror, and a White Family Business Every July, this country puts on its Sunday best and calls it independence. Fireworks crack,...

“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...

Stop Blaming Black Students for the Failure of Adults To Teach Them Properly

A Black principal in Dallas was removed recently, after convening a meeting only for Black students to discuss their grades and the school’s "B"...

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...

Want to Save Our Country? Run For School Board

Our democracy is in trouble. If you are reading this blog post, you are most likely invested in success of our next generation and...

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...
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