Description

For over 20 years, Zakyah Ansari has been a champion for Black and Brown voices. As Advocacy Director with the New York State Alliance for Quality Education, the leading organization working to fight for educational equity in New York State, Zakiyah knows that organizing is a long-term game. We chat about how Zakiyah built a career in organizing, how she drives and sustains momentum, and how she has secured a seat at the table for herself and other Black and Brown parents in state politics.   

Find links and show notes at https://breakconcrete.com/bc029 

Topics Covered: 

• How Zakiyah started organizing
• Key factors in successful organizing and momentum building
• Defining culturally responsive education and understanding its importance
• Suggestions for increasing teacher diversity
• Defining school choice and why Zakiyah supports a moratorium on charter schools 
• The impact of school privatization on communities of color
• Reasons Zakiyah started Journey for Justice Alliance and its mission to give Black and Brown voices a platform to be heard
• How we can amplify Black and brown voices in education
• How Zakiyah raises her daughters to #breakconcrete
• How Zakiyah has created a seat at the table amongst politicians, policymakers, and educators

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