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anti-racism

VIDEO: My Mom Overcame Her Drug Addiction and Gave Me a Chance at a Real Education

I grew up in a home with my mom and two younger siblings. My mother spent most of my childhood in the throes of drugs and alcohol addiction, creating a situation where I had to care for my siblings....

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New York

VIDEO: Meet the Bronx Educator Who Uses Hip-Hop to Teach Science

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-YgBTWUpCk Video Series: Black Male Educators Speak In partnership with Education Post, the Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA) has launched the Black Male...

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anti-racism

Need a Good School for Your Kid? I'm Here to Tell You That You Have Options

My mom used to say, “Allison, you have two things against you, you’re female and you’re Black—and because of that, you’ll have to work harder than your peers your whole life.” And she was right. In...

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School Choice

DeVos May Be a Lot of Things But a White Supremacist Isn’t One of Them

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently found herself, per usual, swarmed by protesters at a recent appearance at Harvard. But something stood out in the crowd: a bedsheet emblazoned with the...

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public schools

VIDEO: This Detroit Teacher Uses Hip-Hop Literacy to Engage His Students and the Community

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKDhb8iYzAM Video Series: Black Male Educators Speak In partnership with Education Post, the Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA) has launched the Black Male...

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anti-racism

This Is What Being a Non-Racist White Person Really Looks Like

First, let’s get something straight: The current bar for being a “good, non-racist White person” is set way too low. Here’s what it looks like today: Go to an anti-racism training? You’re a good...

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