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Through Big Brothers, Big Sisters, I’ve been working with a little girl from the neighborhood where I used to teach. I think very highly of this group and have only had good experiences with them. However, at a recent area-wide picnic, I noticed something disturbing. Most (not all, but the vast majority) of the children being mentored were African American or Latino. Most of the adult mentors were white or Asian. Again, this was not without exception, but was apparent.

Study circles help students talk constructively about race.

A Chicago art class challenges the racist assumptions behind the color wheel.

School enrollment patterns in the Deep South are no coincidence.

Before Freedom Summer began, Charles Moore and Henry Dee were the first victims of the project's white-supremacist backlash.

Allyship cannot involve checklists. According to this white educator, “The walk—the movement toward allyship—is ongoing.”

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tells the hard truth about why so many students still attend segregated schools.

The state of the union when the Brown decision came down.