by blackeducatorsmatter.chi | Apr 1, 2026 | Project 500 Season 2
“I think that’s really what education is about, you know, providing opportunity.” Dr. Jonathan Quash Executive Director, Music Educator “I just happened to really believe in the power of the arts and how the arts can help transform a...
by blackeducatorsmatter.chi | Mar 25, 2026 | Project 500 Season 2
I didn’t want to become an assistant, to be honest with you. It’s people that just see something in me… Keshia Smith Assistant Principal And so we as educators, it might not necessarily be by a book… but it is where we did what we had to do and we figured...
by blackeducatorsmatter.chi | Mar 18, 2026 | Project 500 Season 2
“I think that there was a catalyst moment in my life, and so, life took me into education, but if I had been paying attention, I would have known that this is where I was supposed to be all along.” Ms. Shanelle Smith Principal https://www.hbcuwalkingbillboard.org/ “My...
by blackeducatorsmatter.chi | Mar 4, 2026 | Project 500 Season 2
“And so for us right now, in urban spaces, in cities, we have a beautiful opportunity as a group of educators right now.” Terris King, II Founder, Temple X Schools and Baltimore Forest School, former Kindergarten Teacher https://www.baltimoreforestschool.org/ “I’m all...
by blackeducatorsmatter.chi | Feb 25, 2026 | Project 500 Season 2
“The future of education has got to be innovative.” Tannette Elie “I come from a family of educators and I never ever thought that I would be a teacher, never.” Tannette Elie’s path to the classroom began as a longtime journalist and business columnist before...
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