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Dr. La TaSha Levy is a Black Studies educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching Black history and culture to high school and college students. In 2018, she founded Black Star Rising to provide greater access to African American Studies (also referred to as Black Studies or Africana Studies) beyond the ivory tower. The Black Star Rising team includes passionate leaders in education, institutional leadership and community organizing who share a commitment to “education for liberation.” 

 

Dr. TaSha with Students

“we have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.” —    Angela Davis

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Dr. TaSha is also a triple-Black Studies scholar. She earned a bachelor’s from the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia; a master’s from the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University; and a doctorate in African American Studies at Northwestern University.

speaking truth to (em)power

Black Star Rising draws from a dynamic and transformative history of “Black Study” to ignite individual power and social change.  

Whether you are a student, an educator, a parent, or a professional, we help elevate cultural intelligence by tapping into the best of Black intellectual and activist traditions.

Dr. TaSha and Nkrumah exhibit in South Africa

A bold black history education.

The seeds for Black Star Rising were first planted years ago as Dr. TaSha empathized with so many parents who shared their fears and frustrations with both public and private school systems that seem determined to miseducate our kids. Too many families have experienced culturally incompetent educators and a whitewashed curriculum that not only alienate kids from school environments, but stifle curiosity, talent and potential, particularly in Black students. Our teachers need critical support now more than ever.

Our partners and clients include educators, corporate leaders, parents, youth (7th grade and up), as well as professionals, retirees and other life-long learners. 

In addition to her work with Black Star Rising, Dr. TaSha serves as a scholar-in-residence and facilitator for A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth, a national antiracist activation experience.

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Immerse yourself in foundational knowledge of Black Studies through a rich Black intellectual tradition. These digital downloads include at least six hours of study, steeped in the legacy of historymakers and truth-tellers like Carter G. Woodson, Margaret Burroughs, Gil Scott-Heron, Sonia Sanchez, Manning Marable, and more!

Themes include “The Politics of Education” and “Education for Liberation.” Start a bold Black history education today.

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