Andrea
The River, The Losses, & Me
How we can rethink "checking in" on those who are considering checking out... "Trigger Warning: this post mentions grief & suicide* The...
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Andrea
Dec 31, 20206 min
Dreaming my way free...
When I was 19 years old I got the word “dream” tattooed on my wrist. I grew up obsessed with the idea of dreams. They were pictures and...
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Andrea
Jun 29, 20208 min
Torching the Tightrope- An Open Letter to Black Men in the Classroom
[In schools] I balanced precariously between honoring my full self... and accepting a version of Blackness that centers cishet men...
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Jan 9, 20205 min
5 Ways Black Educators Can Work to Decolonize the Classroom
Much of the discourse around public schooling in the United States reinforces the idea that the system is somehow flawed or broken. It's...
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Andrea
Sep 4, 20193 min
Recapping the Back at It Brunch!
Take a look back at our first ever Back at It Brunch celebrating the start of the 2019-2020 school year!
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Andrea
Jun 21, 20194 min
I Know Teaching is Hard, but what's it REALLY like for Black Teachers Behind Closed Doors?
Members of BTG dropped by WBOK's Nola Ed for Liberation show to chop it up about why this work is particularly difficult for Black teachers.
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Andrea
Jun 11, 20195 min
The Number 1 Need for Black Teachers Entering the Classroom!
Some advice on the one absolute necessity you'll need to keep you sane in the classroom!
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Andrea
May 23, 20198 min
When Intention Isn't Enough: White Educators' Casual Racism in the Classroom
White supremacy rears its ugly head in classroom spaces when white educators don't bother to address their own racist beliefs...
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Andrea
May 9, 20194 min
What is the Loss of a Revolutionary to a Black Radical Teacher?
It is no surprise that I am dissatisfied with the education system our students inherited. And while as a whole I think it often lacks in...
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Andrea
May 9, 20193 min
Emmett Evokes Joy
After over a decade in teaching I found myself quitting a teaching job partially through the school year. It was a first time ever for me...
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