Black Voices
Here’s How I’m Helping KIPP Build a Network of 80,000 Alumni
To truly embody what it means to be a KIPP alum, I believe you must fight to amplify the voices in our communities. That’s why,…
Students of Color Are Depending on You November 3. Don’t Throw Away Your Shot.
On the eve of America’s 244th birthday, the critically acclaimed play, “Hamilton,” debuted on Disney+, making the cultural touchstone available to millions in the midst…
Dear Black Students, Your Freedom Will Not Come From What You Learn in School
The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. Audre Lorde Dear Black Students: I understand how frustrating it must be to see all the…
Black People, We’re Tired. But Letting Up on Education Is Letting Up on Our Kids.
For the past few weeks I’ve been going in on everything and everybody I feel has a hand in blocking the progression of and crusade…
Let’s Get This Bag From the Government to Build Our Freedom Schools
Black people, it’s time to claim our bag and finally build an educational system that works for us! Back in March I wrote about how…
When You Say ‘We’re All in This Together,’ Black People Know You’re Lying
He has traveled the world advocating for Black people. From the communities inhabited by poor Black people in Durham, North Carolina to the bush of…
We’re Teaching Black History Month All Wrong
News flash: We have been celebrating Black History Month all wrong. Black History Month (originally “Negro History Week”) was started by Carter G. Woodson in…
The Republican Party Doesn’t Own the School Reform Movement. People of Color Do.
On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump delivered his fourth State of the Union Address (SOTU) to the 116th Congress and the nation. The annual address…
The System Is Winning. For Now.
It must have been mortifying for Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren to have a loud group of Black parents—mostly mothers and grandmothers—shout her down at…
5 Most Read Posts of the Decade
WHAT WE GOT RIGHT: It’s the end of a year, decade, era. While Education Post hasn’t existed for the entirety of the 2010s, we’ve seen a lot of phenomenal conversations happen on our digital pages.…
