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Yes, America Is Racist. No, You Shouldn’t Teach My Kids if You Disagree.

You can’t teach my children if you don’t understand all the ways your systems will attempt to block their freedom.

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Politicizing Critical Race Theory Is Meant to Keep Public Education Oppressive, Biased and Basic

Politicizing Critical Race Theory Is Meant to Keep Public Education Oppressive, Biased and Basic

Make this make sense for me: Kids are too young to learn critical race theory and their role in dismantling systems of white supremacy in a country that pr

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The Government Is Still Preventing the Rise of the Black Messiah in Schools Today

The Government Is Still Preventing the Rise of the Black Messiah in Schools Today

I was gifted an advanced screening of “Judas and the Black Messiah” earlier this week and it affirmed just how much education equals power, while simultan

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Students Don't Just Study Black History, They Are Black History

Students Don’t Just Study Black History, They Are Black History

*Mic check* (Ahem). Educators: Are you aware that this month is Black History Month? Have you asked your students, specifically your Black students, what t

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Here's Why 'No Politics in the Classroom' Isn't Working for Marginalized Students

Here’s Why ‘No Politics in the Classroom’ Isn’t Working for Marginalized Students

Which of the following is too political to be displayed in a public school teacher’s classroom? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are c

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The American School System Must Push Back on Fascist Ideas

The American School System Must Push Back on Fascist Ideas

I am going to share a dirty little secret. For over 20 years, I have been a frequent viewer of “Fox & Friends.” The blame for this behavior falls at the fo

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Our Story Didn't Start in 1619': Dr. Chike Akua on How Our Education System Is Failing Black Students

Our Story Didn’t Start in 1619′: Dr. Chike Akua on How Our Education System Is Failing Black Students

On Monday, August 31st at 5:30 ET on Facebook Live, Citizen Ed, a brightbeam platform, will host the next virtual Town Hall in our #SeekingChildJustice ser

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