How Can Parents Support Teachers Who Try to Create Change?
Anti-racism needs to be done in community in order to be effective. Parents and teachers make up the backbone of…
Diversity and Inclusion
Tools to help you understand and value the importance of diversity and inclusion.
Your School Has a Diversity Statement. Now What?
We all know that 2020 was a wake-up call for a lot of people. It was a time of reflection,…
How to Center Indigenous Peoples During Thanksgiving
I made my “Untold Story of Thanksgiving” episode to help me — and hopefully you — understand the true, accurate…
3 Steps to a More Inclusive Bookshelf
The books that we have in our bookshelves speak volumes about who and what we value, and our bookshelves are…
The Importance of Black and Asian Solidarity with Joanna Ho
To say I’m obsessed with New York Times bestselling author Joanna Ho’s novel “The Silence That Binds Us” is an…
How the One Drop Rule and Blood Quantum Show Just How Made-Up Race Really Is
When you take the time to understand all the “rules” around race, it becomes so obvious how made-up race and…
Children of Color in Schools: the Stories Behind the Statistics
One of the biggest messages we’re trying to get across with First Name Basis is that learning a person’s story…
You Know the Truth About Christopher Columbus. What Should You Do Now?
We need to stop celebrating Columbus Day — immediately. By celebrating Columbus Day, our country has erased the history of…
Where Did Student Loans Come From and Why Is College So Expensive?
The fact that there is a need for student loan forgiveness really paints a picture of just how complicated education…
Real Talk: You Should Support Student Loan Forgiveness
It’s been a few weeks since the White House announced a plan for student loan forgiveness, and in that time,…