Teachers of Color describes how racism serves as a continuous barrier against diversifying the teaching force and offers tools to support educators who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of Color on both a systemic and interpersonal level. Based on in-depth interviews, digital narratives, and questionnaires, the book analyzes the toll of racism on their professional experiences and personal well-being, as well as their resistance and reimagination of schools.

These following sample agendas model how facilitators can use light-touch facilitation to create safe and inspiring spaces within racial affinity groups. The sample agendas below are all designed to run from 75-90 minutes. We have found this amount of time to work well, but facilitators should feel free to adjust both the times and activities based on the needs and interests of their racial affinity groups. As the group continues to meet and build trust, they may choose to have longer meeting times.

This resource is intended to support facilitators and coordinators of racial affinity groups. Racial affinity groups are retention tools which are specifically designed to provide support for educators of color and help them remain in the profession.

Over the past year, public schools across the country have been roiled by attacks on critical race theory and education equity that aim to roll back the progress that parents, youth, and educators have made toward anti-racist schools that teach students the truth. EJ-ROC is excited to announce a partnership with Race Forwards H.E.A.L. Together Initiative (Honest Education, Action and Leadership) and the Schott Foundation for Public Education parents, youth and communities that are organizing for education justice in the face of attacks on critical race theory and education equity.