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Yohuru Williams

Yohuru Williams

Yohuru Williams is an author, Professor of History and Black Studies, and education activist.

Articles From This Author

Mexican Teachers Martyred
Latin America

Why Teachers Were Martyred in Mexico

By Yohuru WilliamsJun 26, 2016
jia lee
Education Reform

Wanting "More" from the United Federation of Teachers: A Profile of Jia Lee

By Yohuru WilliamsMar 8, 2016
King Would Have Stood with Striking Teachers—Yohuru Williams
Education Reform

King Would Have Stood with Striking Teachers

By Yohuru WilliamsJan 13, 2016
Raynette Turner
Social Justice

Raynette Turner, Sandra Bland and the Invisibility of Black Women

By Yohuru WilliamsAug 12, 2015
Rachel Robinson
Social Justice

Happy Birthday, Living Legend Rachel Robinson!

By Yohuru WilliamsJul 19, 2015
Obama Uses N Word
Healthcare Reform

Raising the White Flag: When Microaggressions Become Macroconfessions

By Yohuru WilliamsJun 25, 2015
Baltimore and Racism
Social Justice

You’re Nobody Until Somebody Kills You: Baltimore, Race and the Problem of History

By Yohuru WilliamsApr 30, 2015
High Stakes Testing
Education Reform

High Stakes Testing’s Threat to Civil Liberties

By Yohuru WilliamsMar 17, 2015
Broken Thin Blue Line
Social Justice

Black Bodies and the Thin Blue Line

By Yohuru WilliamsDec 4, 2014
Peaceful Ferguson Protesters
Social Justice

Peaceful Protesters Wait on Grand Jury in Missouri

By Yohuru WilliamsNov 23, 2014
Christie Berates Teachers
Education Reform

Time and Punishment: Why Teacher Voices Matter

By Yohuru WilliamsNov 3, 2014
Jackie Robinson Racial Justice
Social Justice

Beyond 42: Jackie Robinson and the Quest For Racial Justice

By Yohuru WilliamsOct 24, 2014
Astroturf Activism
Education Reform

Astroturf Activism and Corporate Education Reform

By Yohuru WilliamsOct 19, 2014
Teachers Support NYPD
Education Reform

Teachers Wearing Hate on Their Sleeves

By Yohuru WilliamsSep 8, 2014
Michael Brown Shooting
Social Justice

Five Stages of Grief: Another Minority Teenager Gunned Down

By Yohuru WilliamsAug 11, 2014
Whoopi Goldberg Tenure
Education Reform

Making Whoopi: Missing the Point in the Tenure Debate

By Yohuru WilliamsAug 8, 2014