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Thoughts and news from the Integrated Schools community
A message from the Chair of our Advisory Board
We are moving forward! January was a tough month for us all as we grappled with the grief of losing Courtney so...
Educational Justice Through Reparations with Justin Hansford
Howard University Law School is often called the launching pad for Brown v Board. Thurgood Marshall taught there,...
Hellos and Goodbyes
This weekend, we celebrated the life and work of our beloved founder, Courtney Everts Mykytyn. Members of the Integrated Schools parent board, advisory board, and chapter leaders convened in Los Angeles, Courtney’s hometown, to grieve and mourn together. After a private service for family and friends, Saturday evening was a specific time set aside for the beautiful community she created to gather to celebrate her life’s work and the growing movement of Integrated Schools.
Tragedy Strikes the Integrated Schools Family
It is with the saddest possible hearts that we share the devastating news that our beloved Executive Director and...
Tragedy Strikes the Integrated Schools Family
Though many of you may have already heard, it is with the saddest possible hearts that we share the devastating news that our beloved Executive Director and Founder, Courtney Everts Mykytyn, passed away on Monday afternoon. She was struck by a car in front of her house and was killed instantly.
We can never replace Courtney, but we can ensure her legacy continues to grow through Integrated Schools. She wanted this thing to stand on its own two feet, and we can assure you it will. There is a dedicated group of us, her “all-volunteer army” as she called it, who is as committed as ever to continuing and growing this movement. We want to assure you that the team she built of dedicated integration warriors is here, grieving, but determined to make her proud.
All I Want for Christmas is 3.5%
The work of creating a multiracial democracy - a democracy where power is truly shared, and equity is real - can feel...
Gifts We Didn’t Expect: Family, Faith, and Integration
Albert is a Taiwanese American father of three from Oakland, CA. His parents immigrated to the United States to give...
3.5%, Gratitude, & Shape-Shifting Reptiles
Erica Chenoweth (Harvard University: Ted Talk) found that ensuring political change takes only about 3.5% of the...
Parenting to Win: Who Pays for the Helicopter?
Intensive Parenting - helicopter, lawnmower, snowplow, free-range - is often pursued by white and privileged parents...
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