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Breaking Barriers: CEO Sharif El-Mekki Honored with Dr. Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence Award
We are thrilled to congratulate Sharif El- Mekki on being honored with the Dr. Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates El-Mekki’s outstanding contribution to the diversification of the Black Teacher Pipeline. His tireless efforts through the Center for Black Educators Development…
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Registration is Now Open for A Dream Deferred 2025!
Take Part in Critical Conversations College Board is excited to head to Los Angeles from March 5-7, 2025, for A Dream Deferred™: The Future of African American Education conference. Make plans to join us for learning, collaboration, and inspiration. The planning committee is hard at work bringing the 2025 event to life,…
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Registration for the 2025 HBCU Conference Is Now Open!
Take Part in Critical Conversations College Board is excited to head to Los Angeles from March 5-7, 2025, for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Conference. Make plans to join us for learning, collaboration, and inspiration. The planning committee is hard at work bringing the 2025 event to life, and we…
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry
A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue—and its fascinating role in Black history and culture—from National Book Award winner Imani Perry Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue…
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Omar Victor Diop by Renee Mussai, Imani Perry, and Marvin Adoul
Eloquent portraits and self-portraits by a contemporary African studio photographer that expand on the tradition of Malick Sedibé and Seydou Keita Since 2012, Dakar-born Omar Victor Diop has been hailed by the art world for his stunning, color-saturated studio photography. His conceptual projects are primarily staged as…
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Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry
2020 Chautauqua Prize Finalist 2020 NAACP Image Award Nominee - Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction) Best-of Lists: Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) · 25 Can't-Miss Books of 2019 (The Undefeated) Explores the terror, grace, and beauty of coming of age as a Black person in contemporary America and what it…
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May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem by Imani Perry
The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced almost immediately as an anthem…
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Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation by Imani Perry
Even as feminism has become increasingly central to our ideas about institutions, relationships, and everyday life, the term used to diagnose the problem—“patriarchy”—is used so loosely that it has lost its meaning. In Vexy Thing Imani Perry resurrects patriarchy as a target of critique, recentering it to contemporary…
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More Beautiful and More Terrible The Embrace and Transcendence of Racial Inequality in the US
Perry argues that racism in America has moved into a new phase--post-intentional For a nation that often optimistically claims to be post-racial, we are still mired in the practices of racial inequality that plays out in law, policy, and in our local communities. One of two explanations is often given for this persistent…
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Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop by Imani Perry
At once the most lucrative, popular, and culturally oppositional musical force in the United States, hip hop demands the kind of interpretation Imani Perry provides here: criticism engaged with this vibrant musical form on its own terms. A scholar and a fan, Perry considers the art, politics, and culture of hip hop through…
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A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain by Imani Perry
Imani Perry's Audible Original A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain tells the dramatic story of her ongoing struggle with lupus―an autoimmune disease that attacks multiple organ systems―and what we can all learn from those who are grappling with chronic illness. It's a powerful and poetic story that evokes the works of…
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South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry
WINNER OF THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South—and thus of America—by an esteemed daughter of the South and one of the great intellectuals of our time. An inspiration.” —Isabel Wilkerson An essential, surprising…
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Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani Perry
Winner of the 2019 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction Winner of the Shilts-Grahn Triangle Award for Lesbian Nonfiction Winner of the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 A revealing portrait of one of the most…
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An Interview with Kevin Hudson
Kevin Hudson is the associate director for institutional diversity and college opportunity at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey; and chair of the 2024 A Dream Deferred TM: The Future of African American Education Conference National Advisory Committee. In this exclusive Q&A session, we delve into Kevin’s…
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Submit Your Proposal- Native American Student Advocacy Institute (NASAI) Conference 2025
Native American Student Advocacy Institute (NASAI) Conference June 4–6, 2025 Seattle, Washington The Native American Student Advocacy Institute (NASAI) conference is your opportunity to elevate the voices of those committed to preparing Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students for…
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Submit Your Proposal- Prepárate™: Educating Latinos for the Future of America Conference 2025
Prepárate™: Educating Latinos for the Future of America Conference April 9–11, 2025 Denver, Colorado Celebrate the vibrant tapestry of Latino education together at the Prepárate™: Educating Latinos for the Future of America Conference. Your unique perspective is invaluable, and we're excited to invite you to share your…
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Submit Your Proposal - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference 2025
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference March 5–7, 2025 Los Angeles, California The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Conference is your opportunity to discuss strategies to advance institutional sustainability and the incredible things that happen when we work together to increase…
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Submit Your Proposal - A Dream Deferred: The Future of African American Education Conference 2025
A Dream Deferred: The Future of African American Education Conference March 5–7, 2025 Los Angeles, California A Dream Deferred™: The Future of African American Education Conference, is your opportunity to elevate the voices of those committed to preparing African American students for college and beyond. We need your…
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Where Wolves Don't Die
Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojibwe, at a local college, so they have to be there. But Ezra hates the dirty, polluted snow around them. He hates being away from the rez at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. And he hates the local bully in his neighborhood,…
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Advancing What Works to Intentionally Serve Latino Students: Opportunities for Action - 2024
An Introduction to Excelencia in Education at Prepárate 2024: From Excelencia in Education: Overview For 20 years, Excelencia has brought attention to noteworthy efforts that inspire and support educators, community leaders, funders, and policymakers to replicate and bring to scale evidence-based practices. Essential to…