"I have encountered many folks who say they are committed to freedom and justice for all even though the way they live, the values and habits of being they institutionalize daily, in public and private rituals, help maintain the culture of domination, help create an unfree world."
"At all levels of education, we need teachers who are not just committed to the mastery of a specific subject area but also, in hooks' words, who are committed to transform the curriculum so that it does not reflect biases or reinforce systems of domination."
"We need teachers who are willing to take risks, to take action against neoliberal logics and forms of state power that don't seem to give a damn about the souls of our students, especially Black students and students of color."
Education requires teachers committed to both subject mastery and curriculum transformation that dismantles systems of domination and bias. Drawing on bell hooks' philosophy, the text emphasizes that genuine commitment to freedom and justice demands action against neoliberal policies and state power that neglect student wellbeing. Black students and students of color face persistent inequities in educational resource distribution and treatment. The Trump administration intensified attacks on vulnerable student populations. Historian Elizabeth Todd-Breland exemplifies educators working to transform curricula, undermine systems of domination, and advance the public good while addressing historical educational injustices and contemporary erasure.
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