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Black History Today 2024: Deionte Petty, glorifying his community through humble service

February 29, 2024 04:56

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like Deionte Petty who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

Black History Today 2024: Rashiid Coleman, visionary servant leader

February 15, 2024 17:29

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like Rashiid Coleman who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

Black History Today 2024: Shirley Franklin, pioneering leader and agent of change

February 12, 2024 19:21

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like Shirley Franklin who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

Black History Today 2024: De’Antre “Frenchy” Frazier, Jr., whose garden continues to grow

February 07, 2024 06:28

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like De’antre Frazier, Jr., who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

Black History Today 2024: Josephine Howell, turning life’s joys and trials into beautiful music

February 04, 2024 01:28

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like Josephine Howell who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

Black History Today 2024: DeRay Mckesson, reminding us that a revolutionary life is an act of love

February 02, 2024 17:12

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people among us who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

Black History Today 2024: A Preamble

February 01, 2024 21:42

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people among us who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

An interview with Freda Huson

October 03, 2022 07:51

Freda Huson, Chief Howilhkat of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in Canada, is an Indigenous rights activist for the Wet'suwet'en people. Even as private companies and the Canadian government collude to force the construction of an oil pipeline through their sovereign territory and under their waterways, Freda was kind enough to engage in a brief conversation about the struggle she is currently leading with her people to protect their ancestral homelands and their way of life, and how it c...

A letter to students and families in Washington State from the Wet’suwet’en people as they fight to protect their ancestral homelands

September 30, 2022 16:45

Dr. Karla Tait, Director of Clinical Programming at the Unist’ot’en Healing Centre on the “frontlines” of the Wet’suwet’en lands, took the time to write a letter to students and families in Washington discussing how their struggle connects to our lives and the lives of all people.

I Was Right. Duh.

March 28, 2022 05:42

Four years ago, I wrote a weird essay about Seattle’s choice to hire Denise Juneau as superintendent of schools. “I like this decision,” I wrote, “but it’s more of a long-term play than an immediate game-changer. And since our long-term plays have literally never worked, well, is this going to be different?” Unfortunately, no.

Black History Today: Natalie Hester, champion for all children

March 28, 2022 04:28

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Natalie Hester who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Mario Jovan Shaw, courageous leader by example

March 26, 2022 14:07

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Mario Jovan Shaw who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Kimberly Neal-Brannum, courageous architect of sacred spaces

March 25, 2022 17:01

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Kimberly Neal-Brannum who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Latanya and Charles Parker, a power couple of service

March 03, 2022 23:00

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Charles and Latanya Parker who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Ron Howard, a coach and guiding light for Seattle's South End kids

February 28, 2022 22:41

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Ron Howard who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Tracie Holiday-Robinson, continually filling her community with love and light

February 23, 2022 06:07

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Tracie Holiday-Robinson who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Brittany Young, liberating her community by defining her own freedom

February 15, 2022 17:58

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Brittany Young who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Di'Andre Campbell, using his gifts in true service

February 14, 2022 06:16

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Di'Andre Campbell who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Leslie Lawson-Sims, an unsung hero filling her community with light

February 11, 2022 17:58

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Leslie Lawson-Sims who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Marvin Pierre, writing a new story for his city's youth

February 11, 2022 06:16

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Marvin Pierre who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Omari Salisbury, uplifting and empowering his community by sharing the truth at any cost

February 08, 2022 18:58

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Omari Salisbury who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Dr. Kristina Bellamy, actualizing her dreams in service of others

February 06, 2022 07:51

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Dr. Kristina Bellamy who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Derrick Wheeler-Smith

February 04, 2022 22:57

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Derrick Wheeler-Smith who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Dr. Thelma Jackson, planting and nurturing the seeds of change

February 04, 2022 04:10

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Dr. Thelma Jackson who are shaping the future.

Black History Today: Eddie Francis, humbly chasing his dreams to new heights

February 03, 2022 00:20

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in celebration of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Eddie Francis who are shaping the future.

Black History Today 2022: In community, the power of 'I AM' becomes ‘WE ARE’

February 01, 2022 04:17

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond.

Our inequitable schools can't change in time for our kids. If it was going to happen soon, it would be happening right now, and it's not.

January 19, 2022 06:20

For me and my family, we are not turning back to old ways that weren’t working. Even if it’s familiar and simple and alluring. I want my children’s life and education to be more than a repeat of their parents’ old school wounds. Now is the time to be bold, to make decisions based in faith and a revolutionary view of education. I’ll keep trying to write about education, but my focus has, with four kids at home, necessarily shifted from demanding radical change from a faceless system, to...

A timid Seattle votes to sweep its problems — and promises — under the rug

November 03, 2021 17:13

With local elections upon us, I’ve found myself thinking a lot about the uprising of 2020 — or more specifically, about the daytime marches during the uprising of 2020. People came out of the woodwork, both nationally and in the Seattle area, and many of these marchers were out there for the first time — feeling compelled for the first time to make a visible stand against racism and police violence. But now, when it comes time to vote based on these new values, the packed streets look...

What am I supposed to do with my kids this fall?

August 29, 2021 00:25

It’s been hard to find the right words during this pandemic. And as a dad with four kids — two toddlers, a would-be first-grader, and a newly moody teenager — it’s been hard to even find moments alone to think about what those words might be, let alone to write them down. But look at me now! Alone in front of a computer. Still, each time I start to write, I start to feel overwhelmed. There’s too much to try to figure out all at once.

What is Critical Race Theory and why are conservatives so scared of it?

June 23, 2021 02:38

Who could have imagined the origins of the anti-CRT movement were right here in Washington state?!

Do you know about Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first Black player in Major League Baseball?

May 01, 2021 23:20

Walker left the University of Michigan after one season and started playing ball for a minor league team in Toledo. After winning a league championship in 1883, the Toledo team joined the American Association, which was one of the “major leagues” of the time. So, on May 1, 1884 — Opening Day of the American Association season — Walker started at catcher and became the first Black player to play in the big leagues.

How do we honor Jackie Robinson's legacy during a time of continued racism and violence?

April 16, 2021 23:20

Jackie showed us what is possible when we use our greatest gifts to their fullest extent in true service. He lived a life that is to be admired, yes, but there is also a challenge inherent in the legacy of a person who achieved true greatness. Will we rest on his laurels, or will we stand on his shoulders? Will he be a figurehead for hollow celebration, or will we see and remember his humanity and so more clearly recognize our own capacity for greatness?

The subtle racism of Seattle's 'trusted institutions' continues to impact our kids

April 08, 2021 03:08

The increase in physical violence against Asian Americans is not a mysterious aberration. It’s the result of hateful rhetoric from our last President, among others. It’s part of a history of anti-Asian racism and violence that is too often overlooked or minimized. And it’s also being made possible by insensitive, dehumanizing language that has been normalized. Take this sign, hanging casually in a Swedish Hospital health facility, perpetuating dangerous stereotypes during a time of suc...

We're rushing kids and students back to in-person learning... just in time for state testing?

March 31, 2021 21:27

The Biden administration has decided to go forward with state testing in schools this year. Nothing besides pressure from a billion-dollar testing industry can be motivating this decision. We cannot afford to move into next year as if this year hadn’t happened. We cannot afford to snap back to what was, to miss out on the many ways we all learned and grew over the past year.

Black History Today 2021: A 'Vision' of joyful thanksgiving

March 29, 2021 20:50

I had a revelation while writing the Black History Today series this year. Maybe more than any year before, this year’s installment brought forth hope — even through a year that has brought so much sadness.

My daughter deserves an equitably funded public education

March 20, 2021 20:12

There is a great deal of work to be done to ensure that the broader public education system is working for all students, and it will take time for changes in policy and practice to be implemented. But for families in communities who have students who have been underserved or failed by the traditional system — we cannot wait.

Is the school district prepared to take the well-being of their workforce seriously?

March 19, 2021 18:03

If the health and well-being of our community is a priority, the district must train staff on anti-bias, restorative discipline practices. And above all, the mental health of our community must be prioritized over any attempts to standardly assess, bridge learning “gaps” and return to status quo.

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