The fascist project has no room for young people who think critically, question authority, or imagine a world beyond border walls, binaries, and bunkers... The antidote is not denial; it’s defiant hope and collective action. As the editors of Rethinking Schools remind us, “To step into a classroom is to express confidence in young people’s capacity to learn, to grow, to change, to make a difference — to do good in the world.”
The 2025 Back Lives Matter at School Week of Action is almost here, and we have a powerful week of events lined up to celebrate and center Blackness in education! From discussions on intergenerational resistance to creative healing spaces and a closing celebration of Black joy, this year’s events uplift the voices of students, educators, parents, caregivers, and communities fighting for justice in schools.
Today is the birthday my new book Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education--the official release day!! Like a proud parent, I’m overjoyed to finally see it out in the world. Writing this book has been a wild journey for me and I have learned so much along the way.
While Trump and Vance spread lies about Haitians eating pets, the true barbarity is that, as the legendary band Funkadelic famously titled their 1972 album, “America eats its young.”
The Black Education Matters Student Activist Award board is proud to announce the 2024 winners: Jayden Watts and Anya Souza-Ponce! These two exceptional young people have done extraordinary work in the struggle against systemic racism and injustice.
I AM AN EDUCATOR 
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