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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Teaching Generation TikTok How To Tell What’s True Online

Black people are being targeted with misinformation, so ensuring the next generation can tell what’s true is “critical to freedom.”

Why Excellent Schools Matter For Black Kids

The now-CEO of Brooklyn Lab, Garland Thomas-McDavid, says having the opportunity to go to a better school outside her neighborhood changed her life.

Wake Up, Everybody: 12 Black Women Educators You Should Know

From Marva Collins to Gloria Ladson Billings, Black women have long sounded the alarm for educational equity and racial justice — and taken action.

Meet Wawa Gatheru, The Powerhouse Behind Black Girl Environmentalist

From gracing the cover of the January issue of Vogue to amplifying climate justice on social media, Wawa Gatheru has set her sights on elevating environmental solutions.

Oh, White Fragility: Florida School Bans Ruby Bridges Film

Fresh off blocking AP African American Studies from being taught in its schools, Florida is at again. The Disney film “Ruby Bridges,” is on the chopping block.

Dr. Camika Royal Gets Real About the Needs Of Black Students

Dr. Camika Royal, a professor, author, and urban education expert says “Schools are absolutely missing the genius of Black children.”

Want to Boost Student Achievement? Embrace Culturally Relevant Teaching

Public education has a pivotal choice ahead — a choice that is, in fact, not a choice at all. The choice between anti-racist practices and standards-based achievement in public education is a false one.

This Group Celebrates And Supports Black Women Authors

Only 5% of books published in 2019 were by Black authors. That’s why Ari Gibbs, the founder of Well Read Sistas is on a mission to close the opportunity gap for Black women writers.

Only 7% of Teachers Are Black. This Project Plans to Change That

The Center for Black Educator Development is on a mission to build a “sustainable, highly effective, predictable, and protected” pipeline of Black educators.

Black Male Teachers Represent 2% Of Education Workforce

This trend has been attributed to the lack of mentorship or misalignment in certain educational environments.

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Why Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Goes It Alone

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson over the past two years has been nearly as visible on the book circuit as she has been at the Supreme Court, recounting her personal struggles and professional successes and emphasizing that she is the embodiment of her “ancestors’ dreams.”