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...
Diversity
Half of the States Won’t Comply with Trump’s Push to Defund Schools Over DEI
It’s been about six months since the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to all schools that receive federal funding, warning them that they could risk losing this money if...
Diversity
When Education Becomes the Battlefield
Education today is contested ground, just as it has always been. To teach honestly about race, history, and power is to confront realities that challenge the world as it is. Across the country, we...
Diversity
Our Kids Flourish at a Diversity-by-Design School
We are three mothers of biracial children. When exploring what K-12 should look like for our kids, we knew that diversity and academic performance needed to be top priorities. As we looked at the...
Diversity
The Culture War Backfires: Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters Under Fire In Porn Video Scandal
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters has built his career on moral outrage. He crusades against books, bans lessons on systemic racism, and positions himself as a protector of children. But now, the...
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....
