The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the US education system overnight. The antiracist rebellion in the streets has shown a light on the deep racial inequality in America. Educators and activists who have nurtured radical dreams for public schools now face an unprecedented moment of change, and the challenge of trying to teach and organize online in the midst of an unfolding crisis. Bettina L. Love, Dr. Gholnecsar (Gholdy) Muhammad, Dena Simmons, Ed.D., and Brian Jones discuss how abolitionist educators make the most of this moment to fight for humane, liberatory, anti-racist schooling for black youth and for all youth.
