| Foreword
Opal Tometi | p. xi |
| Introduction | |
Chapter 1 | Making Black Lives Matter at School
Jesse Hagopian | p. 1 |
Chapter 2 | Black Lives Matter at School: Historical Perspectives
Brian Jones | p. 25 |
| Feature: How One Elementary School Sparked a Movement to Make Black Students' Lives Matter
Wayne Au and Jesse Hagopian | p. 33 |
| The Start of a Movement | |
Chapter 3 | From Philly with Love: Black Lives Matter at School Goes National
Tamara Anderson | p. 49 |
Chapter 4 | Organizing the National Curriculum
Christopher Rogers | p. 57 |
Chapter 5 | MapSO Freedom School and the Statewide and National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action Organizing
Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price | p. 63 |
| Feature: Letter in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter at School | p. 72 |
| Securing Union Support: Successes and Struggles | |
Chapter 6 | Black Lives Matter to the Chicago Teachers Union: An Interview with
Jennifer Johnson | p. 79 |
Chapter 7 | Pushing Our Union to Do Antiracist Work: Los Angeles Teachers Union Tackles Racial Justice
Cecily Myart-Cruz and Erika Jones | p. 90 |
| Feature: Sample Union Endorsements | p. 95 |
Chapter 8 | The Struggle for Union Support in New York City: An Interview with
Myrie | p. 102 |
Chapter 9 | Successes and Challenges Garnering State and Local Union Support in Howard County, Maryland: Art Interview with
Erika Strauss Chavarria | p. 107 |
Chapter 10 | Seattle Educators' Lesson Plan for City Officials: Defund the Police and Spend the Money on Social Programs and Education!
Jesse Hagopian | p. 113 |
| Feature: Defending the Boston Teachers Union from the Boston Police | p. 122 |
| Educators Doing the Work | |
Chapter 11 | Our Schools Need Abolitionists, Not Reformers
Bettina L. Love | p. 131 |
Chapter 12 | NYC Teachers Bring the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action to the Early Years
Laleña Garcia and Rosy Clark | p. 134 |
| Feature: How to Talk to Young Children about the Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles
Laleña Garcia | p. 140 |
Chapter 13 | Bringing the Team Along: When Solidarity Leads to Progress
Makai Kellogg | p. 145 |
Chapter 14 | Centering the Youngest Black Children: An Interview with
Takiema Bunche-Smith | p. 150 |
Chapter 15 | Organizing the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action in New Jersey: An Interview with
Raquel James-Goodman | p. 158 |
Chapter 16 | This Is My Education: Bringing the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action to an African American Immersion School in Milwaukee
Angela Harris | p. 167 |
| Feature: Frequently Asked Questions about the Week of Action | p. 175 |
Chapter 17 | Higher Education Organizing for the Week of Action: An Interview with
Anthony Dandridge and Kiersten Greene | p. 183 |
Chapter 18 | White Educators for Black Lives
Rosie Frascella and B. Kaiser and Brian Ford and Jeff Stone | p. 188 |
| Feature: Solidarity with Migrant Families at the Border | p. 193 |
Chapter 19 | The Week of Action Goes from Philadelphia Schools to Higher Education: An Interview with
Dana Morrison | p. 196 |
Chapter 20 | The Black Lives Matter at School Pedagogy: Affirming Black Lives, Resisting Neoliberal Reform, and Reimagining Education for Liberation
Denisha Jones | p. 200 |
Chapter 21 | Black Lives Matter at School Year of Purpose Statement | p. 208 |
| Feature: Not Just in February! Reflection Questions to Make Black Lives Matter Every Day in Your Classroom
Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price and Maria C. Fernandez and Christopher Rogers | p. 214 |
Chapter 22 | Hire More Black Teachers Now: A Research Statement from Black Lives Matter at School and Journey for Justice | p. 219 |
| Voices of Students | |
Chapter 23 | They Don't Know the Half
Kalani Rossman | p. 229 |
Chapter 24 | "Tearing It Down and Rebuilding": An Interview with Student Activist
Marshé Doss | p. 232 |
Chapter 25 | Minneapolis Public Schools Expel the Police! An Interview with Student Leader
Nathaniel Genene | p. 242 |
Chapter 26 | "Living in a Future of Success": An Interview with Student Activist Israel Presley on Organizing for the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action | p. 248 |
Chapter 27 | Students Deserve: The Organizing Work of a Grassroots Coalition | p. 255 |
Chapter 28 | Montpelier High School Racial Justice Alliance Statement to the School Board | p. 261 |
Chapter 29 | "It Will Stay Up until Institutional Racism Is Over": Raising the Black Lives Matter Flag at Montpelier High School; An Interview with Student Activist
Noel Riby-Williams | p. 263 |
Chapter 30 | Black Lives Matter Student Creative Challenge 2020 Submissions | p. 269 |
| Epilogue | |
| Inequity and COVID-19
Jesse Hagopian | p. 274 |
| Contributors | p. 278 |
| Notes | p. 293 |
| Index | p. 304 |