anti-racism

Almost everyone in my family is a quick talker and quick answer-er. In fact, we hardly ever have a family discussion where people can complete more than th

Lakisha Young is the executive director of The Oakland REACH. Her work began through witnessing the disparities faced by Black and Brown students, includin

A few nights ago the CEO for Baltimore Public Schools joined my colleagues on the 8 Black Hands podcast to discuss her efforts to improve that city’s class

Black Lives Matter. This statement has sparked inspiration, fear and anger across this nation, but this has always been the message that Black people in Am

True story. The other day I was recording an episode of my podcast with 11th graders at a school on the far south-side of Chicago. During our conversation

When we think of legally segregated and unequal schools, we usually think of the Jim Crow system of “Black and White” schools. Most of us know from our soc

On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump delivered his fourth State of the Union Address (SOTU) to the 116th Congress and the nation. The annual address was b

Nothing stopped Bill Wilson. From the time he was bused past three schools because he was African American, to the day he was told it was “not his turn” to

In schools across America, Black and Latino students are being pushed into less advanced courses, while their White peers reap the benefits of taking advan