February 16, 2021

What It Means to Be an Anti-racist Teacher

Anti-racist educators often hear that what they’re doing is “extra,” that it “doesn’t belong at school,” that it “isn’t real work,” even that it’s “indoctrination.” Those sentiments are the work of white supremacy, and Lorena Germán, co-founder of Multicultural Classroom and #DisruptTexts, sat down with us to break all of it down.

Story Corner: The Night Before the Dream // Glenda Armand 

The Classical Roots of White Supremacy // Dani Bostick

It Was Always About Control // Cory Collins
Join Us for a Webinar With the National Gallery of Art!
We’re co-hosting a webinar on art and activism with the National Gallery of Art at 3:30 p.m. on February 24. Participants will learn how art has been integral to activism and fights for justice and how to integrate the visual arts into content areas such as ELA and social studies. Participants will also receive an overview of project and lesson ideas and strategies for arts instruction. Register now!

What Educators Can Do in 100 Days

As a new presidential administration works to achieve the goals it set for its all-important “first 100 days,” we wondered what educators could do in the same amount of time to improve equity in their schools. We reached out to members of our advisory board for answers. Read their responses in the latest issue of our magazine.

Our Latest One World Poster Is Available for Download

Our new One World poster features a quote from Derrick A. Bell Jr. about living out your beliefs. Bell was a renowned civil rights lawyer who wrote and theorized about race and racism. The first tenured Black law professor at Harvard University, Bell modeled courage and solidarity, resigning from his position to protest the lack of tenured Black women on faculty. Download the poster here! 

A Look at the Fight for Ethnic Studies Across the U.S.

Across the country, advocates are working to ensure K-12 students have the opportunity to take ethnic studies courses. In the new issue of our magazine, journalist Tina Vasquez writes about the decades-long uphill battle advocates have faced. She explains why advocates are still working today to support curricula they say help students better understand both “who they are and how they are in the world.” Read more here.

Check Out What We’re Reading

“Imagine – just for a moment – going through your entire K-12 experience without seeing a teacher that shares one of your most significant identities. This might be baffling to some, but it’s an everyday reality for many Black and Latinx learners making their way through public school systems.” — KQED

“I really want them to see themselves represented in the story of this country and to know that America has always been ours, too.” — The Atlantic

“Despite White America’s attempts to gloss over stories of Black joy and creation, we have made indelible marks on this country and in the world that can never be erased. Black History is not only about struggle.” — Zora
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