15 Questions That Predominantly White Schools Should Ask When Engaging in Non-Performative Anti-Racist Work

15 Questions That Predominantly White Schools Should Ask When Engaging in Non-Performative Anti-Racist Work

Last week, I had a consulting call with a potential client (a white teacher), who teaches in a predominantly white school/neighborhood and wants to engage

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At Freedom School Literacy Academy, Black Pride and Academic Achievement Go Hand-in-Hand

At Freedom School Literacy Academy, Black Pride and Academic Achievement Go Hand-in-Hand

Erika Asikoye is the Director of the Freedom School Literacy Academy (FSLA) at The Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The

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Counterstorytelling Is at the Heart of Anti-Racist Teaching

Counterstorytellling is so much more than just a tenant of critical race theory. It is at the heart of what we do as antiracist teachers. Kwame Sarfo-Mensah reports.

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School Leaders, Not Politicians, Should Be Making Decisions about How to Teach Our History

Everybody’s gettin’ bands, we just dance to different drums. I like who I’ve become.-Jay Z,“Sorry, Not Sorry” Allow me to apologize in advance because as a

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Critical Race Theory Bans Are White Supremacy’s Trojan Horse

Critical Race Theory Bans Are White Supremacy’s Trojan Horse

Y’all, are they still teaching Greek mythology in schools? Interestingly, it used to be one of my favorite subjects in grammar school. Now, in retrospect—a

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How Criminalization Impacts the Mental Health of Black Girls

How Criminalization Impacts the Mental Health of Black Girls

From Ruby Bridges to Sha’Carri Richardson, the criminalization of Black girls and the policing of Black Women’s Excellence has historically been woven into

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You Don't Have to Be a Critical Race Scholar to Apply a Critical Race Lens to Your Practice

You Don’t Have to Be a Critical Race Scholar to Apply a Critical Race Lens to Your Practice

In education, we have a tendency to overcomplicate things by getting caught up with sophisticated academic jargon for things that, I believe, are common se

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Whether in Public or Home School, Black Families Continue to Fight for Civil Rights

Whether in Public or Home School, Black Families Continue to Fight for Civil Rights

As a Black homeschooling mom, I am most irritated by the mere thought of my children being trapped in a failing school. But there are a couple of recent mi

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Here's How 'Nice Racism' Shows Up in Our Schools

Here’s How ‘Nice Racism’ Shows Up in Our Schools

The other day, I stumbled upon an online MSNBC interview with Dr. Robin DiAngelo about the release of her new book, “Nice Racism: How Progressive White Peo

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