Anjalique Abernathy on Identity and Belonging in Educational Spaces
In the first article in the #TeachinginColor Diversify the Narrative initiative, Durham educator Anjalique Abernathy shares her experiences as a former high school teacher in North Carolina. “We want you in this space so we can meet our diversity quota. We want you in this space because we accept that you, to us, are exceptional. But we don’t actually want you to talk about your lived experiences or realities, or to advocate for what you need once you get into these spaces,” they share.
CREED Launches First Issue of New Magazine — ‘For Teachers of Color, By Teachers of Color’
With profiles of teachers from across the state, as well as a column from Dr. Brittany Hunt about the first time she saw an Indigenous student’s name on her college roster, the first issue of the #TeachinginColor Magazine brings awareness to the unique joys and demands that come with being a teacher of color.
Committee studying the future of NC public schools wants to return to the past
The North Carolina House Select Committee on an Education System for North Carolina’s Future was created to study several factors related to the function of K-12 education in the state. The nine-person committee has been charged with reimagining public schools and transforming how they operate.
Listening to the NC10
“We have never convened to do business,” said Minnie Forte-Brown on Aug. 31, at the first convening of North Carolina’s 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) held at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. Forte-Brown serves as senior advisor to the NC10 initiative.