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“My Emancipation Don’t Fit Your Equation”: Uncovering Black Perspectives in U.S. Education
February 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CST
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"My Emancipation Don't Fit Your Equation," Fugitivity, Abolition, and Accommodation: Uncovering Black Perspectives in U.S. Education Register for this in-person or virtual event HERE! Drawing from his recent publication, "My Emancipation Don't Fit Your Equation": Critical Enactments of Black Education in the U.S., Dr. Brian Lozenski will explore how the practices of fugitivity, abolition, and accommodation have framed the education of African American communities. Joining Professor Lozenski, are Shakita Thomas Kpetay, James Robinson and Marika Pfefferhorn. The discussion will cover a wide historical range from pre-colonial West African education to contemporary educational politics in Minnesota.
Brian D. Lozenski is an Associate Professor of Urban and Multicultural Education and Chair of the Educational Studies Department at Macalester College. He is also a board member with the Education for Liberation Network and a founding organizer of Education for Liberation Minnesota. His research explores the intersections of critical participatory action research, black intellectual traditions in education, and cultural sustainability. As a teacher educator and researcher he has worked with youth, educators, parents, schools, and districts to develop perspectives and strategies that aspire toward educational transformation while illuminating the historical realities that have created current educational disparities.
Shakita Thomas Kpetay is a scholar-activist, educator and founder of Remnants of Hope Coaching and Consulting. She is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota. Her research and teaching focuses broadly on culture and teaching, Black education, urban school closures, and Black identity. She currently works at the Healing Justice Foundation.THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.