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Tag: racism

Why I Go Hungry for Dyett

Dr. Monique Redeaux-Smith August 24, 2015 August 28, 2015Action, Schools
Photo: The twelve Dyett hunger strikers These are the reasons why I go hungry for Dyett. Because I refuse to accept that the current state of education is the best we can do. Because every child deserves a world class education in their neighborhood.

Mike Brown Means We’ve Got to Fight Back: 1 Year Later

Johnaé Strong August 20, 2015 August 26, 2015Action, Justice
Mike Brown’s life had become an equation; a sum of his respectable parts minus any mainstream missteps to determine his right to equality. Four and a half hours left in the street gave view to an enduring truth in America…

The New Paternalism is the Same Old Racism

Carol Caref July 7, 2015 July 16, 2015Schools
Paternalism is back. Discarded in the 1960s as racist, it has returned as a “successful” education philosophy, promoted by charter operators and Teach for America. Their guru is Lawrence Mead, author of The New Paternalism.
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