Why we need to bring our own mic. — Last year, for the second year in a row, I was grateful to be invited to write a piece for #31DaysIBPOC Blog Series, a month-long movement to feature the voices of indigenous and teachers of color as writers and scholars. …

Last week, huge numbers of protesters showed up at the Tennessee State Capitol. This protest for gun safety led by students and parents is largely being ignored by mainstream media. …

The reviews are in — The Conductor is a hit! — Hey, fam! Everyone is talking about Ishmael Reed’s latest play, The Conductor, about the San Francisco school board recall. (Read the Village Sun’s latest review here.) Reed’s play could not come at a better time. The Conductor tackles timely issues involved in culture wars targeting school boards across the nation: “parent's rights”…

I went down a rabbit hole after reading an article in St. Louis Today by Coleen Schrappen about a right-wing legal attack on a hospital doing work to save the lives of trans teens. First, a little background… First, I want to provide background on what interested me in this story. Apart from the…

The SF Board of Education Recall benefited political grifters and right-wing strategists, yet has produced little progress for SF’s most marginalized students. — This week marked the one-year anniversary of the recall. I wanted to share some thoughts on this anniversary along…

And their right-wing media ecosystem. What I’m about to say may seem controversial. But hear me out. Kanye is not the problem. By now you’ve probably seen videos and social media posts of Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, spouting hateful anti-Semitic rhetoric. The messages he’s sharing are not benign. Spreading these images can and…

I was no doubt the canary in a coal mine. As a parent organizer, educator, and former San Francisco school board member, I was on the front end of the wave of nationwide right-wing attacks against educators who have dismantled anti-discriminatory policies in our schools. Many folks who know me…

Edward Blum is the man behind two recent cases before the Supreme Court challenging #AffirmativeAction. The very same arguments being employed to challenge race-conscious admission at elite universities are used to justify segregated academic tracking and “merit” enrollment at elite high schools. In fact, proponents of “merit” enrollment at elite…

On Feb 9th this year, The SF Board of Education approved a resolution I wrote affirming the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ students and calling on the SFUnified to create a Queer Transgender Parent Advisory Council (QTPAC). I was honored to work with 2SLGBTQIA+ families to bring this resolution to the Board…