Welcome to Liberation Leaflet
Where you will learn to center your students needs for an increase in engagement, a decrease in behavior challenges, and positive overall classroom culture. Sounds like what you need?! Keep reading...
Hey y’all!
My name is Evalaurene Jean-Charles, educator first and co-founder and CEO of Black on Black Education second. I started this organization in 2020 while I was in college, right before the start of the pandemic with my father, Jamaal Thomas, commonly know (by no one expect me) as The Renaissance Futurist. We have since broken up (I fired him) because of creative differences but he remains an integral part of foundation of this organization and my best friend, over 45, that is also my Dad. There is so much more to our story, so much so we developed a documentary (that you should really watch!)
Now that I got the backstory out of the way (you will learn I really like to provide context), Welcome to the Liberation Leaflet Newsletter!
This is a space for us to discuss the power, impact and importance of student voice and student centered practices to enhance school and classroom culture. We do that in three ways:
How we help?:
Lead the conversation: Through this newsletter (more posts found on our website), our social media presence, and the Black on Black Education Podcast (Listen on Spotify, or Apple Podcast), we lead the conversation on revolutionary teaching.
Instagram: Follow us @blackonblacked
LinkedIn: Follow us at Black on Black Education
Website: Visit us at Black on Black Education
Provide Resources: Our goal is to ensure we support educators and leaders on their student-centered journey by providing resources that help cultivate a school and classroom culture of student empowerment.
I’m Just a Teacher/I’m Just a Kid Guided Journals: A guided journal set designed to help both teachers and students take a reflective journey to explore their relationship with education and their identity. With thoughtful prompts and exercises, this journal helps students and teachers of color find their voice, inspire change, and create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment.
Student Action Board Curriculum: An elective course curriculum designed to support students in developing research-based student solutions to your schools more pressing challenges. Let’s talk (reply to this email) if you need a half-year elective course curriculum for your high school students to help enhance their confidence, leadership, and self-advocacy skills.
Provide Course, Coaching, and Community: Through the Revolutionary Teaching Course and Liberation Library, we help teachers resist compliance-driven models and create revolutionary spaces where students become active co-designers of their learning.
Black on Black Education was born out of a deeply desire to empower educators, and students in communities of color. Our focus now is to spread the word on the power of student voice pushing both educators, and school leaders to give students a seat at the table.
I’m so glad you are on this journey with me. Talk soon!