America has simply been ignoring conversations about prioritizing teacher diversity and equity for far too long. Black led educational organizations aren’t waiting for the Department of Education to get it right; they are making this a priority and taking the lead on building the next generation of educators! Public schools continue to struggle with teacher diversity and equity for…
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Teaching Black Boys to Be Kings Is Easier than Teaching Them to Be Thugs
Black male educator, Dr. Marc McMillan, is sharing with his Black boys. “We are Kings”, a phrase often used by Dr. McMillan as an affirmation for his Black male students. We are kings! We don’t have to wear pants below our waist, be unable to express our emotions, continue vicious cycles and end up in prison or dead. I want…
Public School Districts Are Struggling to Retain Black Teachers
It’s no shock to me that Black teachers are fleeing the field of education. We are treated horribly for many reasons. Reasons to include our advocacy for equitable outcomes for Black children. Black teachers are a threat to the status quo. Black teachers who consciously work to fill academic gaps and challenge the flawed systemic tactics in education used to…
Strengthening the Teacher Pipeline is a Step In the Right Direction for Equity
Education has never been something that has been valued in the United States as evidenced by our nation’s leaders continually cutting the education budget. They take away the capital needed for programming, initiatives, and resources that go towards the children, who for decades, have been poorly educated in our education system. As teachers, the continuation of inequities and systemic issues…
Brycial Williams, Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Says We Need More Male Educators of Color!
As we prepare for the reopening of schools, many male educators of color are taking the opportunity to use their voices to help make grave improvements to the current education system. I’m excited to continue our conversation with male educators of color, inspired by Profound Gentlemen, continues with the Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Brycial T. Williams. He shares his views…
We Must Be Bold in Addressing the Lack of Black Identity for Black boys in Public Schools.
Growing up was a constant history lesson in Black Identity. At an early age, I was exposed to lessons and art from Malcolm X, Wes Montgomery, Goodie Mob and Minister Louis Farrakhan. All thanks to my father. At an early age I learned the importance of having a voice and using it. Public schools too often silence Black boys in…
We’re Carrying the Torch of Civil Rights in the Next Generation!
I don’t take it lightly growing up in Atlanta which is coined as the home of the Civil Rights Movement. A movement centered on nonviolence demonstrations to eradicate racial prejudices and acts of hatred toward citizens of color. One Civil Rights Activist, W.E.B DuBois, who taught at the University Center (AUC) in the 1930s would also say to his students,…