This new school year, Jordan Clayton-Taylor, a Chicago high school English teacher, said she’s going old-school. When it comes time to write an essay, her students will have to close […]
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How Ancient Practices at UMBC Heal Old Wounds
Studies have made it clear: Black college students are more likely to observe and experience overt racism and experience microaggressions that communicate that they are intellectually inferior or don’t belong. While those problems […]
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Rising Pregnancy Prosecutions Threaten Rights and Health Care Access
Pregnancy Justice has documented 210 pregnancy-related prosecutions in the year following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, highlighting the growing trend of criminalizing pregnancy and the need for policy advocacy to ensure pregnant women have access to health care and support without fear of criminalization.
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Why We Need More Diverse Special Education Teachers
Teachers of color have been shown to have a positive impact on all students, including students of color with disabilities, yet the special education teacher workforce remains overwhelmingly white, with the proportion of special education teachers of color remaining static even as the student population becomes more diverse.
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This Is Not About 2025. This Is About 2125
“They killed themselves.”That’s how “A Sky Full of Elephants” by Cebo Campbell begins — not with fiction, but with a haunting reflection on how deeply systems fail when souls are asked to […]
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Poll Finds Rising DEI Skepticism as Black Communities Confront Threats From Project 2025 and Historic Racist Agendas
A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows growing public skepticism toward the effectiveness of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, while civil rights advocates warn that this apathy and denial reflect a dangerous rewriting of history.
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Black People Reclaim Rest as Radical Resistance
Black Americans are reclaiming rest as a radical act of resistance, challenging the notion that rest is a luxury and prioritizing mental and emotional health in communities disproportionately affected by systemic stressors.
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The African Activists Who Challenged Colonial-Era Slavery
African activists used letters, print culture, imperial pressure points, and personal networks to oppose practices that had kept thousands of Africans in bondage, demonstrating the power of marginalised communities to compel power-holders to close the gap between laws and lived reality.
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The VRA at 60: Our Democracy Belongs to Every Citizen
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a monumental step in the fight for democracy, but it has been under attack since its inception and continues to face challenges today, including felony disenfranchisement, gerrymandering, and limited polling place resources.
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Why Mentorship From Black Teachers Matters
Zikia, a 12th grader in Philadelphia, was stressing over where she would attend college in the fall. Her charter school’s college decision ceremony was the next day, and she was torn […]