Aisha Dukuly of the EdLanta Student Coalition is the author of this article.
Bringing Social Justice to the Classroom is Why I Love Teaching
The art of teaching is something that I have grown to mature in over the last 17 years of my life. Each year, regardless of what capacity I serve in, I am always focused on providing better educational outcomes for my students and their families. I love teaching because I believe, in fact, I know children are our future, and…
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 simultaneously being a threat to “power.” I’m about to make it make sense. Real quick background for those who are unaware of the history—which, in my opinion, is the flaw in our power and a…
Inspiring The Next Generation of Black Male Educators
The teacher crisis during the pandemic has grown, creating a loss of teachers because of death, fear of becoming ill, or what I call the “pre-existing failures of public education.” Becoming a teacher in this season isn’t at the top of the job market list. But there are male educational leaders of color who are inspiring the next generation of…
Equipping Women of Color to Teach and Lead the Next Generation.
Original post from EdNC As the founder of Profound Ladies, North Carolina’s newest women of color educator advocacy organization, I shared this profound vision on a recent episode of the Hummingbird Stories podcast. It is ultimately this vision that drives my work to take on one of education’s biggest crisis: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) teacher recruitment and retention.…
Saying Their Names and Calling For Us To Protect the Health & Wellness of Black Students in Schools.
2020 has left deep battle scars for public educators, students, and families that we’re still healing from in the new year. Black students across the nation have experienced grief from the loss of those in their schools, families and communities. Due to standardized testing regulations, Georgia students will have to return to school to test in person. As a special…
Georgia Public Schools Fail Black Students in the areas of Equity and Teacher Diversity.
The pandemic took down all the smoke, mirrors, and facades about how the education Black children have been receiving. So here’s the deal. We’ve been talking about equity in public schools for Black children for far too long. The current system does not work, and we all know this. We need a better education system. Period! Georgia teachers and students are…