Melinda D. Anderson

As a high-school English teacher in Baltimore, LaQuisha Hall published more than 100 student authors.

In her new book, Vanessa Siddle Walker reveals how African American educators became the ‘hidden provocateurs’ who spearheaded the push for racial justice in education.

Before the 9-year-old Linda Brown became the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, a generation of black girls and teens led the charge against the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.

Some black parents see teaching their own children as a way of protecting them from the racial disparities of the American education system.

A new report finds that the topic is mistaught and often sentimentalized—and students are alarmingly misinformed as a result.

Conversations focus on getting more black educators into the profession—but what if the problem starts with bias in hiring practices?

Educators are ill-equipped to help victims of dating violence.

Students of color are speaking out about the hardship of being enrolled at institutions with titles that honor histories of racial discrimination.

With racial discrimination on the rise, students and parents are watching universities’ responses closely, and some say that these concerns could influence decisions of where to attend.

Two decades ago, Beverly Daniel Tatum published a bestselling book on the psychology of racism. Now, with the release of the book’s second edition, she reflects on its relevance to schools today.