student support
Schools Should Not Be Battlegrounds for Immigration Enforcement
Graduation week in Los Angeles should be a time of joy and celebration for students and their families. Instead, fear and uncertainty have taken hold in many of our communities. Since June 6, federal...
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....
Diversity
1972 Gary Declaration Was A Call For Equality That Remains Unanswered
More than five decades ago, some 10,000 Black leaders gathered for the National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana. What came to be known as the Gary Convention of 1972 was an inflection...
equity
Every Movement Needs a Soundtrack—Ours Is on Mute.
"This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair. No place for self-pity. No need for silence. No room for fear." – Toni Morrison This year marks the 35th anniversary...
Educational Opportunity
Malcolm X at 100: Protecting the Genius We Too Often Abandon
This week, May 19, 2025, marked what would have been the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. We rightly celebrate his power and clarity, marking him a revolutionary icon. Yet, his...
equity
What Malcolm X Taught Me About Education
Malcolm X would have turned 100 years old today, May 19, 2025. Worldwide, Malcolm’s birthday and legacy are being honored, and with it comes not only a moment of remembrance but an urgent invitation...
