Why kids need Black teachers

The integration of public schools meant deep cuts to Black teacher jobs – and restoring the pipeline of Black educators potentially means better outcomes for Black students. Emmanuel Felton, investigative journalist and author, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why representation matters in the classroom and to tell the story of a man who has started a school to train and deploy Black educators. His article “This Philadelphia Educator is Rebuilding the Black Teacher Pipeline” was published in Hammer and Hope.