PreK-12 Educational Settings 

Education should be a space of liberation, not limitation—but for Youth of Color, the classroom is often where they first encounter racial bias, inequitable discipline, and exclusionary curricula. This panel will explore how racism manifests in K-12 educational settings and, more importantly, how educators, advocates, and communities can actively resist and disrupt these structures.

From early bias identification to culturally responsive teaching, we will examine strategies that empower students with a critical lens on justice, empathy, and equity—ensuring that schools don’t just acknowledge diversity but truly honor and uplift it.

Graduate Training in Psychology 

At the graduate level, psychological training programs have a unique responsibility to equip professionals with the skills to recognize and address the ways systemic racism impacts mental health, education, and broader societal structures. By embedding racially informed and justice-oriented frameworks into curricula, educators can cultivate practitioners actively committed to racial justice in their work. These efforts are essential for creating a pipeline of educators, psychologists, and leaders who are empowered to recognize racial injustice and take action to oppose it.