OUR MISSION

Few teacher education programs ground future educators in a deep understanding and appreciation for Black history, let alone demonstrate how white educators should approach teaching the subject. Join this exceptional panel of white educators in conversation about how to enact co-conspiracy in educational settings from early-education through higher education.

Black History Month is a time to celebrate, rejoice, and acknowledge how Black people have shaped the world. Celebrating Black History must begin with a love for Black people. This amazing panel will discuss what it means to teach Black History from the belief that you must love Black people to teach about Black people. 

Black educators build on an a tradition of excellence, pride, and self-reliance - and we know that all students benefit from having a Black teacher. Unfortunately, too many Black educators find themselves over-taxed, under-supported, and isolated. Let’s celebrate and support us in a virtual space designed by Black Teachers Matter and Abolitionist Teaching Network. Who knows? You might leave this session having connected with your next mentor or mentee! 

Black homeschooling shows us the agency, self-determination, radical imagination, and power of Black people to create communities that center Black liberation. This extraordinary panel of Black homeschooling experts will discuss the history of Black homeschooling, how families can get involved, and why the time of Black homeschooling is now. Join the movement!

Our future is BLACK and filled with JOY. This beautiful panel will take us on a journey of a Black future filled with joy, justice, art, and love. 

Wisdom Fridays are held the first Friday of each month. We interview a seasoned BIPOC educator who inspires us to thrive as educators. We dive deep into the healing practices, pedagogy and love for teaching children of color.

For this first Wisdom Friday, join us and dive deep into the healing practices and pedagogy of Torie Weiston-Serdan, facilitated by ATN co-founder Bettina Love.

Save the date! More information coming soon.

Save the date! More information coming soon.

The heart of ATN rests on the network’s Activists in Residence (AiR) and the sites in which those AiRs organize. We are currently accepting applications for AiRs until January 25th.

ATN awards grants to teachers who strive to disrupt inequalities and injustice within their schools, communities, or both.  

Co-Founders of ATN, Dr. Bettina Love and Chelsey Culley-Love, host the podcast Teaching to Thrive. Click here to access episodes, transcripts, and questions for reflection.

If teachers are not well, how can we expect the students to be well?

Explore podcasts, videos, and articles to support your agitation. Coming soon: a directory of resources in your community!

In August, 2020, we released a guide for racial justice and abolitionist social and emotional learning. It's been downloaded thousands of times and used in hundreds of schools already. Join the movement!

We invite kids ages 9-14 with big ideas about freedom to study with us! The entirely free Virtual Freedom School will introduce complex questions about freedom and help kids find answers that are meaningful for their lives. Applications are due January 6, 2021.

Starting in the summer of 2022, ATN will hold a yearly conference in Atlanta, GA to gather radical minds around the issues that impact schools and communities.