Black Voices

For Progressives, Solidarity with the Black Community Comes with Conditions

This post was originally published on Project Forever Free by its chief editor, my pal Erika Sanzi. Erika also blogs at Good School…

5 years ago

Welcome to Montclair, Where “Progressivism” Turns Into the “Epitome of Black Oppression”

I know this will be controversial but I don’t  have a problem if a teacher is found to be racist,…

5 years ago

Bloomfield College Inaugurates a New President: Meet Dr. Marcheta Evans, A Woman With Big Plans.

Last week I spoke with Dr. Marcheta P. Evans, the new president of Bloomfield College, whose inauguration is today. Dr.…

5 years ago

Welcome Back to Charter School Advocacy, Cory Booker!

This is a guest post by my colleague Nehemiah Frank, a fierce advocate for charter and community schools. Neo has…

5 years ago

Newark Students Deserve Education Champions Who Keep Their Promises

This is a guest post by Tommy Luna who is currently entering his 10th year as an eighth grade math…

6 years ago

Why Young Men in Newark Make Me Infinitely Hopeful for the Future of Our City

This is a guest post by Antwann Brown who is in his second year working at KIPP NJ Rise Academy…

6 years ago

I Didn’t Want to Go to KIPP But Now I’m in College and I Totally Get It.

Julien Broomfield is a senior at Howard University pursuing a degree in English with a minor in sociology. She aspires…

7 years ago

Senior Signing Day at KIPP NJ! What’s Next For These Stellar Scholars?

One of the biggest decisions a high school senior will make is where to attend college, and KIPP NJ makes…

7 years ago

It Doesn’t Just Happen at Starbucks. Teachers Need Racial Bias Training Too.

Zachary Wright is the 12th-grade world literature and AP Literature teacher at Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus where he has been for the last eight…

7 years ago

Here’s What It’s Like to Have a Teacher Think You Can’t Write Because You’re a Black Boy From Trenton.

(This piece, originally published at Education Post, is by Tre Johnson, a freelance writer on race, culture and politics. He’s also…

7 years ago