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...
equity
The Suffragettes Were Not Allies to Black Women, They Were Racist
This week, America celebrated the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's passage and ratification, which granted women the right to vote. However, like much of American history, the words in our...
equity
‘So Many Threats to Kids’: ICE Fear Grips Los Angeles At Start of New School Year
The night before school, Adriana Abich always gets nervous. Nervous there won’t be enough school supplies for new students, or that classrooms won’t be quite ready. But this year is different. This...
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...
