Monita K.
Bell


Monita K. Bell is Learning for Justice’s former associate director for editorial and host of The Mind Online podcast. Before joining LFJ, she taught composition and literature courses at Auburn University and Alabama State University; she has also worked as an online writing tutor. Bell is the author of Getting Hair “Fixed”: Black Power, Transvaluation, and Hair Politics.

Articles by Monita K.

Happy Juneteenth!

The emancipation story remains largely incomplete, over 150 years later.

Teaching at the Intersections

Honor and teach about your students’ multiple identities.

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Even young students notice when their cultures are relevant only during heritage months.

Are Your Students Prisoners?

How educators talk about school climate can play an important role in how students feel about school.

From a Long Shot to a Mix Model School

Think Mix It Up can’t work at your school? This counselor at a school for students with a variety of special needs says it can.
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