The works
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Speaking (Selected)
US Department of Education (×4)
TED
American Education Research Association (×4)
Qatar Foundation
Meta
Ashoka
SXSWEDU (×3)
Clinton School of Public Service
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
National Urban League
NYC Department of Education
American Federation of Teachers
National Council of Teachers in Mathematics (×5)
National Council of Teachers of English
National Association of Independent Schools (×2)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
International Society for Technology in Education
New York University (×3)
University of Pennsylvania (×4)
University of Colorado - Boulder
Columbia University (×4)
Georgetown University
University of Michigan
Rutgers University
Syracuse University
Sacred Heart / Virginia Commonwealth University / University of Richmond
EduCon
EdFarm
MidSchool Math
EdCamp Foundation
Model Schools Conference
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
ESI Decolonizing Education Conference
Washington D.C. Teachers Union (WTU)
New Jersey Education Association
Education Minnesota
Rhode Island Educators of Color Conference
Educators for Social Justice Conference
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Conference
NNSTOY Annual Teachers Leading Conference (×2)
Teaching & Learning Conference
Public Education Foundation
Selected Features In The News
Articles I've Written
"After Claudine Gay’s Resignation, Who and What Will Colleges Defend?
Word in Black
January 2024
"On Nikki Haley, Slavery, and Teacher Professionalism"
Word in Black
January 2024
"‘Origin’ and Teaching My Son Before the World Does"
Word in Black
December 2023
"We Need to Create Pathways for Black Teachers to Stay"
Sacramento Observer
June 2022
"Educator Voice: Climate justice is education justice"
PBS
November 2021
"Biden must build a more equitable US education system"
National Catholic Reporter
January 2021
"Where politicians get it wrong with kids going back to school"
The Grio
July 2020
"Higher Learning: Empowering Youth Through Culturally Responsive Education"
Essence featuring Julia Torres, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Imani Perry, and Killer Mike
July/August 2019
"The New York City school controversy shows why standardized testing is broken"
Vox
March 2019
"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
New York Times
March 2014
"It’s Every Parent’s Right"
New York Times
May 2014
"Coding Opens Doors"
New York Times
November 2014
"Testing Students for Grit Is Another Marker of School Inequity"
New York Times
March 2016
"How Common Core Hurts My Students"
The Atlantic (The Progressive and National Journal)
September 2015
"American Schoolteachers Are Heroes. They Shouldn't Have To Be"
Huffington Post
February 2018
“Trayvon Martin and the Implications for Teacher Perceptions of Students”
Huffington Post
March 2012
“The Reason Why The Black Male ‘Crisis’ Is a Hoax”
Huffington Post
November 2010
“Why Black/Latino Male Teachers aren’t as Effective in the Classroom… Yet”
Huffington Post
May 2011
"Where the Hammer Meets the Pick"
Huffington Post
May 2011
“What Teacher Leadership Looks Like for the New School Year”
Edutopia
August 2013
“Rethinking How We Use Calculators”
Edutopia
May 2013
“Engaging Teachers in Math”
Edutopia
March 2013
“Why Mathematical Practices Matter as Much as the Content”
Edutopia
January 2013
“Rethinking Conversations on Race Among Educators”
Edutopia
November 2012
“Three Dos and Don’ts of Transformative Teacher Leadership”
Edutopia
November 2012
“Engaging Students in Math”
Edutopia
October 2012
"Betsy DeVos Is Not My Secretary of Education"
The Progressive
July 2017
"Why Everyone Needs to Know What Happened to Sixteen-Year-Old Kalief Browder"
The Progressive
March 2017
"Trying to Teach in the Age of Trump"
The Progressive
December 2016
"Harlem Needs A Different Kind of Capital"
The Progressive
April 2016
"Sick of Inequality: The Case for the Detroit Teacher Strike"
The Progressive
January 2016
"Stealing Possible"
The Progressive
September 2015
“If America’s Serious About Appreciating Teachers, Here’s What It Takes”
GOOD
May 2013
“America Loves Celebrity Chefs, But Who Are Our Celebrity Teachers?"
GOOD
“Are We Doing Enough To Make Sure Our Kids Aren’t Racist?"
CNN
April 2012
"How Jay-Z Can Help Us Remix Education"
Education Week
September 2011