activism
The Hidden Cost of Injustice Is What Our Children Could Have Been
“You can be anything you want to be when you grow up!” That’s what we tell our kids, and we encourage them to do well in school so those big dreams can come true. So many us were impressed and...
bias
Black Girls Need Police-Free Schools
We are at a precipice. Advocates and school leaders in nearly 100 districts all over the country have called for the removal of police in schools as a means to disrupt the ever-expanding...
bias
Q&A: 12-Year-Old Amir Lumumba on Why Schools Need More Counselors and Fewer Cops
On Thursday, July 9 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. ET, brightbeam’s Director of Activism, Zakiya Sankara-Jabar will moderate a virtual town hall called #ReimagingingSchoolSafety. Special guests include: Amir...
bias
I Was the Only Black Teacher, And I Quit My First Job After Six Months
Why would a teacher submit her resignation for her first teaching job out of college in February of that school year? The answer is racism, mistreatment, and oppression. I was the only Black teacher...
opportunity gap
Here's Why This Year's AP Exams Never Should Have Happened
High school students are graduating into an uncertain world. As a high school physics teacher in Boston Public Schools (BPS), I have seen the many ways that the pandemic has robbed our seniors of...
bias
Gianna Was Right, Her Daddy Changed the World
Four weeks ago, a Black man was lynched. In 2020. I remind myself of that fact each day so that I do not forget what we saw, what happened—that we witnessed a man take his last breath. In the days...