How to Build Your Team

Coalition Building is perhaps the most important step that you should be thinking about right now in building your DEI team. In Change the Narrative: Fostering an Antiracist Culture in Your School and the companion course Kathy Lopes and I discuss coalition building as an important part of strategic thinking. As we planned our next “Change the Narrative” videos,

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Rethinking Black History Month: Moving Beyond an Add-On to American History

Black History Month has long been viewed as an opportunity to insert Black history into an American history curriculum that is largely dominated by the narrative of White Americans. This view limits our understanding that the true scope of American history is diverse and multifaceted. Despite recent attempts to ban Black History, the truth is

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How to Honor Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way

Bring Your Social Justice Leadership to the Next Level! 1. Take my four-part course. This workshop teaches how to foster an antiracist culture in your school. 2. Purchase Change the Narrative: How to Foster an Antiracist Culture in Your School, co-written with Kathy Lopes. This book will give you great tips on leading antiracist work. Interested in purchasing a

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Addressing Racism in Sports

Whether it’s youth league, high school, college, or professional sports, hate incidents are running rampant, including antisemitic, racist, homophobic, transphobic, sexist, and other forms of hate speech. Hate words are used on the playing field as well as by fans. Athletic associations and schools need to respond. But are they?   Buy Change The Narrative Now!!   For school leaders, the

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