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.
At Integrated Schools, one of the essential components of our Theory of Change is Advocate: To build a constituency for brave policy. We believe strongly in principles rooted in equity, one such principle being that all kids benefit from a diverse, multiracial teaching corps. And since we know that the majority of teachers across the country are white women, we clearly have a lot of work to do to support Black teachers and help grow our pool of teachers to more accurately represent our student population.
Integrated Schools has a new board of directors, and we are thrilled to introduce them to you!!