A summer of meaningful victories
Last time I wrote to you at the start of summer, it was to announce the launch of our national...
Aug 05, 2021
Derrell Bradford
Derrell Bradford is the President of 50CAN. He lives in Jersey City, NJ.
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Interview with Subira Gordon on a historic win
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery, 50CAN will be working to connect with some of our...
Jun 15, 2021
Interview with Kaya Henderson
Kaya Henderson, the former chancellor of DC schools has a new project: Reconstruction, an online...
Jun 11, 2021
Interview with JerseyCAN’s Patricia Morgan
Derrell Bradford, 50CAN’s executive vice president, is joined by Patricia Morgan, executive...
May 22, 2020
Did my black life matter?
I woke up, dead. It was tough to make out that it was me, but it was. My body was twisted and...
Aug 01, 2016
The perfect mix?
If integration policy is a complicated concoction, it’s been boiling over lately. Perhaps it...
Jun 19, 2016
Social justice, ed reform and how this whole left-right feud is missing the point
You can only watch a dragon eat its tail for so long before you feel compelled to intervene. As...
May 31, 2016
Ad·vo·ca·cy
In a class we teach called Advocacy 101, we lay out our theory of campaigns—moving from goals to...
Apr 14, 2016
New York City’s war on Uber and charter schools: Same tactics, false pretense
I’m a fan of Uber. I stump for the service to just about anyone. And why not? The experience is...
Jul 30, 2015