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Dr. Tracey A. Benson
Is the founder of The Anti-Racist Leadership Institute. He has served as a university professor, principal coach, high school principal, middle school vice-principal, district trainer, and elementary school teacher. His book, Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism, was released with Harvard Education Press in August 2019. Benson firmly believes student achievement, teacher efficacy, and school success is contingent upon high quality, racial equity-focused school, and district leaders. He has committed his career to leading for change, courageously addressing entrenched practices that impede lifetime outcomes of students of color.
Show Highlights
- The differences between DEI and Anti-racist work
- Anti-racist work
- The aftermath of Brown v Board of Education
- The absence of recognition for doing anti-racist work and racial battle fatigue
- Strategies for Anti-racist teaching and leadership
Connect with Tracey
Book: Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism
“Nobody’s Mule”: Black Womanist Caring-Agency, Urban Charters, and the Choice to (Not) Teach
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