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Dr. Tracey A. Benson
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Jan 27

DeSantis v. Black Studies (2023): New Dog, Old Tricks

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) nullified citizenship for former slaves, Brown v. Board of Education (1954) attempted to outlaw racial segregation in schools, The Civil Rights Act (1964) prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; are likely some of the legal cases students learn…

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DeSantis v. Black Studies (2023): New Dog, Old Tricks
DeSantis v. Black Studies (2023): New Dog, Old Tricks

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Mar 11, 2022

There is no EQUITY without ENERGY and ACCOUNTABILITY

School districts are masterful at spending immense amounts of time and money on equity work. From high-priced guest speakers, book study groups, and all-day workshops, education leaders lean on these age-old tactics to “do equity”. …

Equity

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There is no EQUITY without ENERGY and ACCOUNTABILITY
There is no EQUITY without ENERGY and ACCOUNTABILITY
Equity

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Feb 24, 2022

Differentiation: A Key Lever to Anti-Racist Leadership

Seems like a no-brainer, right? One of the first things I learned as a new teacher was, if students are at different ability levels it is the responsibility of the teacher to differentiate their lessons. As a novice teacher, I took this lesson to heart and during my math lessons…

Anti Racism

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Differentiation: A Key Lever to Anti-Racist Leadership
Differentiation: A Key Lever to Anti-Racist Leadership
Anti Racism

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Feb 10, 2022

5 Powerful Practices of Highly Effective DEI Officers

From my COVID-safe home office space on a warm and sunny May afternoon, I was joined on a Zoom call by a well-respected superintendent, her deputy superintendent, and the district’s director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The purpose of our meeting was to review their previous year’s equity strategy…

Equity

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5 Powerful Practices of Highly Effective DEI Officers
5 Powerful Practices of Highly Effective DEI Officers
Equity

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Jul 26, 2021

Anti-Racist Leadership in CRiTical Times

Anti-Racist Leadership in CRiTical Times As a life-long anti-racist educator, my best advice to my fellow educators to the recent wave of anti-Critical Race Theory legislation is to simply read the House Bills. In reality, the language in the Bills make a lot of sense. They are not big scary…

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Nov 1, 2020

The Plague of Performative Anti-Racism in Education

The Plague of Performative Anti-Racism in Education Acronym-istrivia should be the next popular board game or game show specifically for educators, especially those of us who’ve worked across many different school districts. Educators LOVE acronyms! …

Blm

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The Plague of Performative Anti-Racism in Education
The Plague of Performative Anti-Racism in Education
Blm

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Sep 5, 2020

“Help! I’ve Been Caught Dolezal’ing!” 3 Dos and Don’ts

“Help! I’ve Been Caught Dolezal’ing!” 3 Dos and Don’ts First, for the record, I said as soon as I met Jess Krug, “Yo, that girl white”, but no one believed me. I could tell right away she was perpetrating as light-skinned, Afro-Latina. Maybe it’s because part of my family on…

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“Help! I’ve Been Caught Dolezal’ing!” 3 Dos and Don’ts
“Help! I’ve Been Caught Dolezal’ing!” 3 Dos and Don’ts

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Aug 24, 2020

7 shots in the B(l)ack vote

Milwaukee will always be a place of fond memories and deep scars. A hostile home to me for 18 years. A place where I danced with the devil of white supremacy as a student enrolled in a suburban racial integration program from age 8 through high school. …

Blm

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7 shots in the B(l)ack vote
7 shots in the B(l)ack vote
Blm

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Aug 23, 2020

The Musings of a Street Preacher

I absolutely loved (possibly still love <I dunno if he is still alive>)the Madison, Wisconsin, State Street, Street Preacher. He is a larger-than-life, Black, dark-skinned, red-eyed force of nature. Over my four years at Wisconsin, I’d stop from time to time to listen to the passion in which his spit…

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The Musings of a Street Preacher
The Musings of a Street Preacher

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Dr. Tracey A. Benson

Dr. Tracey A. Benson

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