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Black Community Stories

Community Action

Standing Together for Our Students

by Elisa Villanueva Beard

June 2, 2020

Elisa Villanueva Beard, the CEO of Teach For America

Black Community

Celebrating Black Representation in San Antonio Schools

February 25, 2020

Teach For America Alum, Credo Djedje, with his students.

Facing Oppression through Pain, with Resilience

by Susan Brenna

February 18, 2020

A group of people pose in front of a store front, many are wearing sweatshirts that say Oak Cliff

Alum Story

100 Years Later, Remembering and Rebuilding Black Wall Street

February 19, 2020

A woman smiling

Black Community

Black Teachers, Black Excellence and The Legacy of Hope in the Classroom

by The TFA Editorial Team

February 4, 2020

TFA Alumni Jamyle Cannon and Ashley Okanta-Matthews reflect on the importance of experiencing Black teachers in the classroom

Alum Story

Uprooted by Gentrification, Learning to Architect the Future

by Joel Serin-Christ

February 4, 2020

A photo from a drone of the Nashville skyline with a highway running in front

Black Community

From the Classroom to the Polls: Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Voting Rights

by Benjamin Smith

February 6, 2020

A teacher speaking to a graduate.

Black Community

The Legacy of Black Teachers in the Classroom

by The TFA Editorial Team

January 31, 2020

Teach For America Black History Month 2020

Students & Communities

Everyone Into the Pool: Students Dismantle Segregation’s Legacy by Learning to Swim

by Faviola Leyva

December 10, 2019

Beamber Davis coming out of the pool

Life as an Alum

Getting It Done, Regardless, in South Carolina

November 19, 2019

South Carolina alumnus Quenton Martin outside of his classroom at Manning Elementary

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