Seeing, Humanizing and Affirming Black Boys in Foster Care and Adoption By Demontea Thompson October 25, 2022 Originally featured on The Imprint Credit: Demontea Thompson Racist remarks in leaked audio of L.A. Latino political leaders sparked furor and protests this month. Although many conversations have stemmed from this

OP-ED: LATINOS AND ANTI-BLACKNESS—THE SILENT DIALOGUE THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED IN SCHOOLS By Tyrone Howard October 13, 2022 Originally featured on Ebony.com Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The recent uproar around racist comments by members on the Los Angeles City Council

UCLA Pritzker Center Summer Fellowship Program Highlights By Joanie Harmon September 21, 2022 Originally featured on UCLA School of Education & Information Studies  Credit: Taylor Dudley Students shared expertise from multiple disciplines, gained research and professional experiences. Over the summer, the UCLA Pritzker Center for the Strengthening

Fostering Success By Joe Leonard September 19, 2022 Originally featured in UCLA Magazine's Fall 2022 Issue Credit: Yuri Hasegawa When Demontea Thompson emancipated out of foster care at 18, he joined the ranks of the 50% of foster kids nationwide who finish high school. He became even

Start the School Year With Purpose. Here Are 5 Priorities The challenges keep coming, but we know how to make school better for students and teachers By Tyrone C. Howard August 12, 2022 Originally featured on Education Week sangaku/iStock/Getty Tyrone C. Howard is a professor of education

Therapeutic Dance for the Healing of Sexual Trauma: A Systematic Review By Joyce Lee, Janeet Dhauna, Jennifer A. Silvers, Meredith H. Houston, and Elizabeth S. Barnert 2022, Vol. 0(0) 1–22 Originally featured in Trauma, Violence, & Abuse (TVA) Review Journal SAGE  journals Abstract Therapeutic dance has been increasingly used as