“The Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools” Part One
"The Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools; Part One – 17 Days in November" The Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools, is the first in series of short video’s, that reveals the [...]
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
It didn’t dawn on me that there might be a few holes in my education until I was about 35. I’d just bought a house, the pipes needed fixing, and the plumber was standing in my kitchen. There he was, a short, beefy [...]
Florida City’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ Nabs Thousands of Kids
An Excellent Education is Not Enough to Counter What Occurs Outside the Classroom.America, Our Brothers, Sisters, and Children Are Hurting In the summer of 2010, a young black man was stopped and questioned by police on the streets [...]
Now THAT is what you call a National Week of Action!
Recap of the #Brownat60 National Week of Action This past Saturday was the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Parents, students and educators nationwide marked the anniversary with a National Week of Action to demand our country renew its commitment to Brown's [...]
The Case for Reparations Lives On Today
The Case for ReparationsTwo hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow.Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy.Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.Ta-Nehisi CoatesOriginally Published at The Atlantic. [...]
Slideshow | The Abandoned Buildings of Chicago’s North Lawndale
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Black Hands in the Biscuits Not in the Classrooms
The 2007 Critics’ Choice Award winning book, Black Hands in the Biscuits Not in the Classrooms by Dr. Sherick A. Hughes, portrays one southern community’s experience of desegregation through keen observations, rare archival documents and in-depth firsthand narratives analyzed as part of an extensive native [...]
Are You Coming to the National Week of Action?
Find a #Brownat60 event near you or join the action online! Tomorrow, May 17th marks the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Across the country, parents, students and educators are taking part in a National Week of Action to demand that our nation recommit [...]