equity
How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Betrays Black America
My grandmother’s doctor visits are not political. The cost of my monthly prescriptions doesn’t care if the Senate swings red or blue. And yet, both are now caught in the crosshairs of one of the most...
equity
Independence Day Is Still Unfinished Business for Black Students
Every year, the Fourth of July arrives wrapped in red, white, and blue Americana—a spectacle of fireworks, parades, and proclamations of freedom. But for Black Americans, this national celebration is...
equity
Independence Has Always Been a Day Late and a Dollar Short for Black People, But Schools Can Change That
Ed Note: This post was originally published in 2023. What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? ~ Frederick Douglass On June 19, 1865, two years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
equity
Juneteenth Serves As a Reminder That Anti-Blackness Is Still Alive in Our Schools
Ed Note: This post was originally published in 2021. As a Black man, I want to start by saying that it’s refreshing to see that Juneteenth is now (and still) a federal holiday! For my people,...
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....
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...
