Diversity
Why the Black Male Educator Conference Matters More Than Ever: A Decade of Community, Culture, & Liberation
I’ve been attending the Black Male Educator Conference (BMEC) since the very beginning—back in 2015, when 100 Black men teaching in Philadelphia gathered in a room for a radical revival to lift each...
activism
‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’ Should Be Required Reading for Every Education Activist
“Wars are won by teachers.” — Vladimir Putin (quoted by Randi Weingarten) That single line could serve as the thesis for Randi Weingarten’s new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers." It’s less a memoir...
activism
American Education Has Never Been Neutral Ground
In the quiet of a classroom, courage can take many forms. Sometimes it looks like a teacher sliding a worn clipping from the Chicago Defender across a desk, telling students about an activist or...
equity
The Suffragettes Were Not Allies to Black Women, They Were Racist
This week, America celebrated the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's passage and ratification, which granted women the right to vote. However, like much of American history, the words in our...
equity
How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Betrays Black America
My grandmother’s doctor visits are not political. The cost of my monthly prescriptions doesn’t care if the Senate swings red or blue. And yet, both are now caught in the crosshairs of one of the most...
Diversity
This World Should Break Your Heart
Love has never been a popular movement. And no one's ever wanted, really, to be free. The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people....
