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Here's How COVID-19 Is Hurting Aspiring Teachers of Color and Three Ways We Can Fix It
A growing body of evidence demonstrates the valuable role that teachers of color play in our schools, but COVID-19 could shrink their ranks—and may have already done so. As Black activists across the...
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From Kindergarten to High School, Schools Show They Don't Give a Damn About Black Lives
Across the globe, millions of people are protesting police brutality and systemic racism in response to the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless more Black people. The...
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Educators, Don’t Be Loud in the Streets, But Silent in the Schools
Amid the horror and sadness of the murder of unarmed Black people at the hands of police officers, we are seeing the coming together of people of all races, ethnicities and socioeconomic statuses. It...
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Let’s Stand Up for Justice and Take Police Officers Out of Our Schools
If I had a teacher like you, I don’t think I would be here. Why do you say that? Because you care. I will never forget these words, spoken to me by an 18-year-old Black student in a correctional...
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Culturally Relevant Teaching Isn't 'Indoctrination.' It's The First Step Toward Justice.
Back in 2018, I was really fed up with the major incidents of discrimination and hatred going on around the country. (Remember Charlottesville? Or when two Black men were wrongfully arrested at a...
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My 7-Year-Old Son Asked Me About George Floyd and It Almost Broke Me
So look. I’m pissed. The other night my 7-year-old son asked me, “What were all those people doing on TV?” I was watching CNN and they were showing some coverage from the protest. I explained to him...