School Discipline

On Thursday, July 9 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. ET, brightbeam’s Director of Activism, Zakiya Sankara-Jabar will moderate a virtual town hall called #Reimaginging

Last week, something in my spirit told me to create an Instagram post on Canva that stated the following:  Okay people, the jury is out!  What’s the verdic

Four weeks ago, a Black man was lynched. In 2020. I remind myself of that fact each day so that I do not forget what we saw, what happened—that we witnesse

If you believe that Black lives do matter, you’ll advocate for and invest in the quality of Black students’ education and their experience in a system that seeks to diminish them.

Across the globe, millions of people are protesting police brutality and systemic racism in response to the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna

If I had a teacher like you, I don’t think I would be here. Why do you say that? Because you care. I will never forget these words, spoken to me by an 18-y

One of the best teachers I have ever known has a tattoo on the inside of her wrist of the snake from “The Little Prince.” She told me it was her reminder n

Recently, I came across a tweet that resonated with my beliefs: https://twitter.com/CocoCurls1517/status/1214887613536120833?s=20 This is problematic. As a

I’m just going to get straight to the point. In 2020—and beyond—we have to get education right for Black students and families. Point blank and period. I d