Jamilah
Pitts


Jamilah Pitts is an educator, writer, social entrepreneur and yoga teacher whose work centers the liberation, healing and holistic development of communities of the global majority. She has served in various roles and spaces to promote racial justice and healing as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and as a dean. She has worked in educational spaces domestically in Massachusetts and New York, and internationally in the Dominican Republic, China and India.

As the founder and CEO of Jamilah Pitts Consulting, she partners with schools, universities, organizations and communities to advance the work of social and intersectional justice through an emphasis on wellness and educator training. Jamilah is also the founder of She Imprints, an organization designed to support the unique wellness needs of women and girls of the global majority. Her first book, Toward Liberation: Educational Practices Rooted in Activism, Healing and Love, is forthcoming.

Jamilah holds degrees from Spelman College and Boston College, and is pursuing an additional graduate degree at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a Woodrow Wilson National Teaching Fellow, a Donovan Urban Teaching Scholar and a Fund for Teachers Fellow. She can be found at jamilahpitts.com

Articles by Jamilah

Black History Month Teaching: Miseducation or Empowerment?

This high school English teacher encourages educators to focus on African Americans' contributions to the United States, with the Harlem Renaissance as a way to begin.

Why I Will Not Be Teaching About Charlottesville

After Charlottesville, this black teacher of black and brown students knew that her kids would not want another lesson about bigotry and racism. Here’s what she did instead.

Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II

Educator Jamilah Pitts introduces ways to discuss Black Lives Matter across all grade levels.

Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I

All educators have the civic responsibility to learn and teach the basic history and tenets of this movement for racial justice.

Don't Say Nothing

Silence speaks volumes. Our students are listening.
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