Racial Justice

Season 2, Episode 2: Homegrown Leaders

Host Jonathan Santos Silva speaks with leaders and educators from Nashville Teacher Residency (NTR) in Nashville, TN to explore how the next generation of teachers may already be working within our schools.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

Season 2, Episode 1: The Purest Form of Activism

Host Jonathan Santos Silva speaks with leaders and educators from The Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia about how to create safe spaces that value and invest in young Black leaders.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

You Will Encounter the Model Minority Myth, but It Is Your Legacy to Resist It

The perpetuation of the model minority myth in education harms Asian Americans and hinders efforts to build coalitions with other marginalized people.

Tony DelaRosa

Author

Lessons About Black August Also Teach Students to Push for Meaningful Change

The new school year is an ideal time to introduce students to lesser-known Black change-makers and historic pushes for social justice.

Joseph Edelin

Public Speaker and Educator

‘It Really Stings’: Students Fighting Book Bans Talk About the Harm They Cause

Students leading the charge against book bans say that these challenges are causing a strain on their mental health and learning environment.

Georgia Davis

Associate Editor

Children Will Ask Questions About Race. How Will Teachers Answer Them?

A Columbia, Missouri kindergarten teacher who nurtures inquiry and teaches children about equality says new laws won’t prevent students from asking questions and standing up for what’s right.

Dawnavyn James

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Black History Educator

Inequitable Tuition Places College Out of Reach for Some Dreamers

Undocumented students are priced out of college in Arizona and in other states where they are ineligible for in-state tuition.

Jose Patiño

VP of Education and External Affairs at Aliento

I Won’t Deny My Students Books

As book bans sweep across the country, a Georgia public school librarian discusses why she will not take books off the shelves.

Cicely Lewis

2020 School Librarian of the Year

Student Activists Preserve Dark Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration Site

A student club called the Amache Preservation Society is helping to curate and teach the dark history of Japanese “internment” in the U.S.

Stephanie García

Writer-Editor

Culturally Inclusive Books Inspire Students to Become Change Agents

Georgia students participating in a Read Woke book club, founded by Cicely Lewis, are empowered to create and lead programs that promote social change in their high school.

Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects