We are beyond thrilled to announce that Robin Appleberry will serve as the new Executive Director of Integrated Schools. This is the start of an exciting new chapter for our organization and for every family in this movement.
When Democratic lawmakers send their kids to private school while sponsoring legislation against school choice, conservatives call it proof that vouchers should be expanded to everyone. We can agree that progressive leaders’ “do as I say not as I do” behavior sucks, but acknowledging that progressive politicians are hypocrites is not the same as arguing that vouchers work, and the data makes that very clear.
Brown v. Board opened the door to school desegregation in this country. Showing up for integration – that is, actually walking through the door and integrating our families – is the work that White people most consistently avoid. Integrated Schools is all about getting those of us with racial and economic privilege to do that necessary work. Here’s how we turn your $19.54 into meaningful change!
This post is the first of a 3-part series marking the 72nd anniversary of the May 17 1954 unanimous Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. We’re asking readers to commit to the future of school integration with a one-time or monthly gift of $19.54, which Integrated Schools will split with the Thurgood Marshall Foundation.
In this dark time when powerful people are doing their worst to divide us, we light each other’s way forward with an even more powerful truth: that the only way we win is together.