Black Star Rising
“In order for the people to act they must know.” – Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Black Star Rising advances individual and community transformation through Black history education and anti-racist activation. Our charge is to mobilize African American Studies beyond college classrooms in order to make liberation education accessible to all.
Professional Development
We curate trainings that are grounded in key pillars of Black Studies: knowledge of self, antiracism, relevant education, and solidarity. Our programs elevate cultural intelligence in order to debunk racial ignorance and accelerate equity-based initiatives.
Educational Programs
Our immersive educational experiences lead students through a bold Black history education. We can power your learning management program or curriculum through proven strategies that strengthen racial literacy and cultural consciousness.
Cultural intelligence
To do the work of debunking racial ignorance and eradicating inequality, it requires a serious and honest engagement with history, culture, ideology, and power. We sharpen cultural intelligence through live and virtual sessions, independent study, professional development and mini courses.
mini course: Racism 101
Spoiler: It’s Not About Skin Color
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- Explore rigorous definitions of race beyond “social construction”
- Examine the origins of racist ideas
- Build frameworks for a sophisticated analysis
mini course: understand what 'black' is
The Power of Identity & Culture
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- Challenge deficit models that frame Blackness as a problem
- Draw from diverse and rich conceptions of Black culture
- Explore abundance as a framework
mini course: Black Feminism & Liberation
Theories of How We Get Free
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- Considers Black feminist critiques of ‘white’ feminism
- Introduces radical frameworks for liberation
- Explore conflict and controversy
Anti-racist Activation
Our resources and services are designed to empower you to lead; to stand up and speak out; to strategize and interrupt; to envision and reimagine. If you are “afraid to say the wrong thing” or don’t know what to say or do to disrupt racism, we elevate confidence and success in your journey towards active antiracism and inclusive excellence.
mini course: Combat Racial Stress
Build Your Armor
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- Study the impact of racism on health & wellness
- Explore strategies to debunk and minimize the harm
- Invest in healing & accountability
mini course: On PRivilege & POwer
From ‘Allyship’ to Solidarity
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- Unpack white privilege in relation to power and systemic racism
- Examine critiques of ‘allyship’ as a ‘savior mentality’
- Shift lens towards ‘solidarity’
mini course: foundations in black studies
The Politics of Miseducation
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- Introduces transformative concepts in Black Studies
- Examine education and history as a weapon against racism
- Includes insight from Black Women & Black Queer Studies
Contributing author of the award-winning text, Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
• BA African American and African Studies, Univ. of Virginia;
• MA Africana Studies, Cornell University;
• PhD African American Studies, Northwestern Univ.
Recently published in The Black Intellectual Tradition: African American Thought in the Twentieth Century
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2721 SW Trenton St. #46206 Seattle, WA 98126