by Jesse Hagopian Educators in America know all too well that the school-to-prison pipeline is not just a political catchphrase. Those who work with students of color know this pipeline is as real as any other. “It extends across this country,” says Seattle educator, attorney, and organizer Nikkita Oliver. This is why from February …
Continue reading #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool is a National Uprising for Racial Justice
The hallways of Seattle schools were packed as always on Wednesday, October 19, but the difference was that thousands of teachers, students and staff were wearing similar t-shirts affirming Black lives. The Black Lives Matter at School day originated among teachers committed to social justice and was ultimately endorsed by the teachers' union, the NAACP, …
Continue reading The Power of declaring #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool
By Adam Sanchez and Jesse Hagopian, first published at the Zinn Education Project Fifty years ago this month, the Black Panther Party was born. Its history holds vital lessons for today’s movement to confront racism and police violence, yet textbooks either misrepresent or minimize the significance of the Black Panthers. The first issue of …
Continue reading What We Don’t Learn About the Black Panther Party—but Should
City blocks in prime locations aren’t the only things gentrified. It is also happening in our classrooms and books, pushing out the past, erasing the lives and struggles of African Americans from our collective memory.
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