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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives Provide Excellent Cover To Do Nothing

February 18, 2021
by Dr. Katera Moore
3 min read
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After the protests… “The Battle for the Soul of the Nation” was the tagline of the Biden-Harris campaign. In many ways it was a battle between the status quo of structural inequality and the promise of a new beginning...

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I Can’t Breathe, But You’re Breathing Fine. We Need to Confront This!

July 26, 2020
by Marquis Taylor
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June 08, 2020 Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, I, like many black children, was raised by my single mother. Our fathers weren’t there for us; some by choice, and others in prison or dead. Since childhood, I have...

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Four Ways That Any Educator Can Affirm, Protect, & Honor the Humanity of Black Students

November 2, 2019
by Rann Miller
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Years ago, my then-four-year-old son and I were watching Black-ish. As Junior, a character played by Marcus Scribner, was talking on the show, my son said to me, “Daddy, Junior is my favorite character...

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For Those Who Are Accustomed to Privilege, Equity Feels Like Oppression

October 26, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
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There is no secret that Black students are subjected to some of the worst school funding formulas, least experienced teachers, and least rigorous courses. Black students are over-policed, subjected to the harshest discipline, and...

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Philly Hero, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Talks About How Race, Class, & Privilege Plays Out In Our Schools & Classrooms

September 3, 2019
by Laura Fay
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Gloria Ladson-Billings remembers that there was a difference between the black and white teachers she had growing up in Philadelphia. African-American teachers could give the students “the talk,” she recalls, referring to...

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It Would Be So Easy for Me to Stop Caring About Race. But Then That Would Be Stupid.

May 10, 2018
by Tom Rademacher
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It would be so easy to stop caring about race. Yes, I can only say this because I’m White. Yes, I can only say this because I’ve been so tempted so many times. It would be so easy, and I wouldn’t even have to make a big...

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An Interview with a 27-Year-Old Black Father: Trying to Avoid the School to Prison Pipeline

February 25, 2018
by Kelli Seaton
15 min read
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In the article Is the Road to Special Education (for Black Boys) Paved with the White Educator’s Paperwork?, we meet Randy for the first time. Some Context Let’s imagine something for a moment.  There is a Black father...

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This Past Yom Kippur, My Friend Atoned for White Supremacy

October 5, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Here is a personal, thoughtful article from my friend, Justin C. Cohen challenging Jewish people to be anti-racists. He always writes with clarity, humility, and thoughtfulness. If you haven’t read his work, dive in! When...

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