What if Quarantine Homeschooling is Better For Black Children?It’s hard to say where the research on this would be but I had a sobering thought yesterday: what kind of love and care are our children…Mar 23, 20204Mar 23, 20204
Macro AffirmationsRecently, over on Twitter, I asked a question about the new vocabulary people are learning in order to see what parts of my own lexicon…Jun 1, 20192Jun 1, 20192
A Certain Looking White WomanEvery week, I stand before a roomful of strangers in antiracism workshops. There’s a lot one must be prepared for when doing this kind of…May 8, 20191May 8, 20191
Teachers Need to Prepare for the 2018–19 School Year. Here’s How.Not only did I spend the first 10 years as a classroom teacher during my education career but I was department chair for a while, too. That…Jun 29, 20182Jun 29, 20182
Harming Students with “Slave” AssignmentsIn my first few years of teaching I learned, the hard way, about making mistakes with classroom assignments I was creating. We had our…Jun 2, 20185Jun 2, 20185
What institutionalized racism looks like inside our system of educationIn May of this last school year, I had a last straw moment. As a guidance dean and a part of an administrative team, this was truly nothing…Mar 7, 201823Mar 7, 201823
On Protests, Arming Teachers, and What Schools Really NeedI have a sneaking suspicion that politicians and everyday citizens in this country have very little idea of what happens daily inside the…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Published inBeing Black at SchoolBeing Black at School Founder Awarded ADME StatusKelly Wickham Hurst has been awarded co-hort status for the Advancing the Development of Minority Entrepreneurship in Illinois. In seeking…Feb 17, 2017Feb 17, 2017
Next Steps for BBASNothing that’s happened in the last week has deterred us from the original mission and vision of Being Black at School. Black students are…Feb 10, 2017Feb 10, 2017
Published inBeing Black at SchoolWe Have a New Ed Secretary: What Does This Mean?Yesterday I went with a friend to do a little self-care and get a manicure and, inevitably, the conversation with the nail technicians…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
