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The Sooner, The Better: Building Financial Literacy Among Black Students (and Communities)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It wasn’t until I became an adult that I realized that from all of the life lessons learned in our low income household, financial literacy was not one of them. In my journey to seek generational wealth so did a rising devotion to teaching financial literacy to Blacks and Brown communities. Borrowing from the U.S.

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Why We Can’t Wait: The Early Learning Imperative

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In his 1964 book Why We Cant Wait , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These gaps can lead to lower literacy rates, higher school dropout rates, and even increased levels as children progress through the education system without the foundational skills they need to thrive. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Not All Opinions Deserve a Microphone in the Classroom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But as Robin Diangelo and zlem Sensoy remind us in their book Is Everyone Really Equal? Helping students develop critical thinking skills, media literacy, and historical context are central to my practice. We are constantly told that we must see both sides, even when one side is clearly rooted in misinformation or even hate.

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Dr. Maisha T. Winn, Stanford University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An ethnographer by training, Winn also engages in historical research focused on social movements in education.

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Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Winn is also a former elementary and high school English teacher, who examines the intersections of language, literacy, and youth culture — and how nondominant communities have engineered teaching and learning communities at the contours of and adjacent to school settings.

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Simple Ways to Bring Mental Health Conversations to Your School This Year

Active Minds

For those searching for a way to unite people of all different backgrounds through inspiring storytelling … consider booking an Active Minds Speaker for your next school or community event! The curriculum contains thirteen discussion guides rooted in mental health literacy and social-emotional development.

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Young Black Men Project, Fitting in for Black Men, Boys Showcased at BMRI’s Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Stevenson's presentation focused on racial literacy regarding fitting in and belonging for Black men and boys. So I’m thankful that she touched on that, and it connects to me as a Black man in general as a 21-year-old in that age bracket.”