We, the undersigned professors and scholars, publicly express our support for, and solidarity with, teachers and community members who have organized the National Black Lives Matter Week of Action to be held between February 2-10, 2019. This week of action focuses on making Black Lives Matter in our universities and schools by engaging our communities in discussions centered on the 13 guiding principles that extend Black Lives Matter into a movement. We believe that this week of action is vital for educators, parents, students, and all communities in order to...

-Create a space for introspection and dialogue around the 13 guiding principles;
-Build deeper connections between educators, parents, students, and community organizations;
-Stand in support of national organizing of Black Lives Matter;
-Work with students and student groups to take a leading role in this week and moving forward.

As this work continues beyond February 10th, we point to the Racial Justice Statement written by the Caucus of Working Educators (Philadelphia), which asserts that “purposeful action needs to be taken in order to eliminate the adverse outcomes derived from perpetual structural racism evident in public education.”

This ongoing work will promote equity; the value of human life; and educational, political, and social justice. It requires that all of us, as educators, develop the knowledge and actions necessary to eliminate the barriers that intersecting forms of structural prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, and bias create in Philadelphia and beyond. We are committed to teaching, learning, and co-creating culture in our classrooms that reflect these mission and goals in order to build the leadership of our students so that we may all live by these principles. The survival and liberation of Black people and, by extension, all people demands this.

In solidarity,

Dana Morrison, Ph.D., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Jerry A. Carbo, Ph.D., Shippensburg University
Kerry Arnold MSW, LSW, Community College of Philadelphia
Amy Brown Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Hannah Ashley, Ph.D., West Chester University
Kathryn Strom, PhD., California State University, East Bay
Victoria Restler, Ph.D., Rhode Island College
Juliet Curci Ph.D., Temple University
Rachel Cholst, CUNY Start Hostos Community College -- CUNY
Elaine Leigh, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
Zoe Cohen, Artist (MFA) Tyler School of Art Temple University
Marybeth Gasman, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
David I. Backer, Ph.D., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Laura Perna, Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Nina F Cross, M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen Riley, Associate Professor, West Chester University
Kate Cairns, Ph.D., Rutgers University-Camden
Jennifer Bradley, Ph.D., Swarthmore College
Lisa Smulyan, Ed.D., Swarthmore College
Rebekah Cordova, Ph.D., University of Florida
Carla Shalaby, Ed.D., University of Michigan
Zapoura Newton-Calvert, MA, Portland State University
Katie Pak, Ed.D. Candidate, Penn GSE
Meg Burns, Ph.D., Lesley University
Encarna Rodriguez, Ph.D.,Saint Joseph's University
Liza, Ph.D., BMCC
Matthew Houdek, Ph. D., Rochester Institute of Technology
Steven Haase, Ph.D., Shippensburg University
Andy Harper, ABD, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Andy Harpe, nstructor of English, John A. Logan College
Heather Woodley, Ph.D., NYU Steinhardt
Erin Dyke, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Katrina Bartow Jacobs, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Laura, Ph.D., La Salle University
Elizabeth Yomantas, Ph.D., Pepperdine University
Matt Chorpenning, MSW, Portland State University
Abigail Rombalski, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Ayanna Taylor, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU
Mark Stern, Ph.D., Colgate University
Mary Stricker, Ph.D.,Temple University
Leilani Sabzalian, Ph.D., University of Oregon
Sonia M. Rosen, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Stephen Mucher, Ph.D., Bard College
Phaedra C. Pezzullo, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
Nina Lozano Ph.D., Loyola Marymount University
Suzanne Enck Ph.D., University of North Texas
Brianne Kramer Ph.D., Southern Utah University
Julius B Thomas P.P.S., M.S., Rio Hondo College
Roseann Liu Ph.D., Swarthmore College
David Hernández-Saca Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa
Brionne Neilson Ph.D., Southern Utah University
Cristine Chopra Ph.D., Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Altheria Caldera Dr., Texas A&M-Commerce
Camika Royal Ph.D., Loyola University Maryland
Ayanna Taylor Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU
Anita Fernández Ph.D., Prescott College
Donna-Marie Cole-Malott Ph.D., Lebanon Valley College
Denisha Jones Ph.D., J.D., Trinity Washington University
Tiffany Mitchell Patterson Ph.D., West Virginia University
Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price, Doctoral Candidate, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Keith Catone Ed.D., Roger Williams University
Dana Cloud Ph.D., Syracuse University
Leah Q. Peoples Ph.D., New York University
Chris Buttimer Ed.D., Brown University
Emily M. Bender Ph.D, University of Washington
Alvin Grissom II Ph.D., Ursinus College
Lightning Jay Ph.D. Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
Erin Whitney Ed.D., California State University, Chico
Brigitte Boettiger Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
Maya Smorodinsky M.A., Shoreline Community College
Will Guzman Director, New Jersey City University
Fabiola Henri Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Maria De Freece Lawrence Ph.D., Rhode Island College
Valerie A. Stein Th.D., University of Evansville
Elena Ph.D., Shoreline Community College
Rachel David JD, MS., Shoreline Community College
Davis Oldham Ph.D., MFA, Shoreline Community College
Lauren Ph.D., Rutgers University-Camden
Brian Lozenski Ph.D., Macalester College
Lynnette Mawhinney Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Wayne Au Professor, University of Washington Bothell
Sarah Shear Ph.D., Penn State-Altoona
Asif Wilson Ph.D., Harold Washington College
Bradley J. Porfilio Ph.D., Seattle University
Subini Ancy Annamma Ph.D., University of Kansas
Adria Magrath M.S., Shoreline Community College
Alba Isabel Lamar MS.Ed., Ph.D. student, Michigan State University
Rachel Leigh Bell MA, City College of New York
Theresa Montano Ed.D., CSUN
Allison Green MFA, Highline College
Kiersten Greene Ph.D., State University of New York at New Paltz
Celia Oyler Ph.D., Teachers College
Verónica Vélez Associate Professor & Director, Western Washington University
Katherine Cascio Ph.D., Florida Gulf Coast University
Sara Demoiny Ph.D., Auburn University
Dean Johnson Ph.D., West Chester University of PA
Tamara Anderson MEd., Harcum College
Bree Picower Ph.D., Montclair State University
Lily Mendoza Ph.D., Oakland University
Shameka Powell Ph.D., Tufts University
Kate Napolitan Ph.D., The Evergreen State College
Mark Allan Davis B.A., M.F.A., San Francisco State University
Neil Shanks Ph.D., Baylor University
Timothy Patterson Ph.D., Temple University
Lisa Schirch Ph.D., Toda Peace Institute
Michelle Reidel Ph.D., Georgia Southern University
Lois Weiner Ed.D.
Andrew L. Hostetler Oh.D., Vanderbilt Universtiy
Amanda E. Vickery Ph.D., Arizona State University
Erica M. Southworth Ph.D., St. Norbert College
Michael L. Boucher, Jr. Ph.D., Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Eric Moffa Ed.D., Washington and Lee University
Christine Woyshner Ed.D., Temple University
John P. Broome Ph.D., University of Mary Washington
David Stovall Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Rachel Toncelli M.Ed., Rhode Island College
Joanna Batt MEd., UT Austin
Elizabeth Bellows Ph.D., Appalachian State University
Sarah Simi Cohen M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Ritu Radhakrishnan Ph.D., SUNY Oswego
Christina Jackson Assistant Professor of Sociology, Stockton University
Meg White Ed.D., Stockton University
Jeff Passe Ph.D., Cal Poly Pomona
Kristen Davidson Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
Rebecca Gadd Ph.D., Boston University
Trevor Warburton Ph.D., Utah Valley University
Doug Selwyn Ed.D., SUNY Plattsburgh
Elisa McCool M.F.A., Community College of Philadelphia
Lisa Sibbett Ph.C., University of Washington
Liam Oliver Lair Ph.D., West Chester University
Sarah Byker James M.A., Community College of Philadelphia
Megan Bang Professor, Northwestern University
Katherine S Kelm Ph.D., California State University Fresno
Ismael Jimenez M.Ed., LaSalle University
Leigh Patel Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Anastasia Shown MSW., University of Pennsylvania
Rosemary Barbera Ph. D., La Salle University
Rachael Groner Ph.D., Temple University
Margaret Signorella Ph.D., Penn State Brandywine
Jenna Cushing-Leubner Ph.D., UW - Whitewater
Helen Bond, Ph.D., Howard University
Celeste Malone Ph.D., MS. Howard University
Cristobal Rodriguez Ph.D., Howard University
Roxana Moayedi Ph.D., Sociology, Trinity Washington University
Charles L. Sexton III Ed.D., Trinity Washington University
Michelle Flood MA, University of Iowa
Laura Evans Ph.D., Penn State Brandywine
Katie Wanschura M.A., Trinity Washington University
Sarah Hobson Ph.D. President, Community Allies
Diane Reese Ph.D., Trinity Washington University
Jacqueline Caemmerer Ph.D., Howard University
Michelle Searles Ed.D., Howard University
Alison Dover Ed.D., California State University, Fullerton
Myles Mason PhD student, University of Colorado Boulder
James Thomas Jackson Ph.D., M.F.A., Howard University
Cinnamon Hillyard Ph.D., University of Washington Bothell
Deborah Taub Ph.D., Trinity Washington University
E. Colin Ruggero Ph.D., Community College of Philadelphia
Pranav Jani Associate Professor, The Ohio State University
Sheila A. Jefferson Ed.D., Trinity Washington University
Duane Wright PhD candidate, UC Davis
Amara Miller Ph.D., California State University Sacramento
Mary Hoeffel M.A., Community College of Philadelphia
Jerry Bentley MS Occupational Therapy, Trinity Washington University
Sandra Ventura B.A., New Jersey City University
Hannah Carson Baggett Ph.D., Auburn University
Charisse Cowan Pitre Ph.D., Seattle University
Benjamin Brumley Ph.D., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Frank Bernt Ph.D., Saint Joseph's University
Rhiannon Maton Ph.D., SUNY Cortland
Elena Aydarova Ph.D., Auburn University
Jeff McLaughlin Ph.D., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Stacy Olitsky Ph.D., Saint Joseph's University
Christine Sharkey MS, MAEd., St. Joseph's University
David L. Bolton Ph.D., West Chester University
Kerry Von Esch Ph.D., Seattle University
Althier M. Lazar Ph.D., Saint Joseph's University
Margit McGuire Ph.D., Seattle University
Fred Cave M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Brittany Wu MSEd., University of Pennsylvania
Susan White MFA, University of the Arts
Wendy Bilen MFA, MA, Trinity Washington University
Junior Brainard Assistant Professor, Community College of Philadelphia
Elly Porter-Webb M.S.Ed., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
En Davis Ph.D., Community College of Philadelphia
Timoni Webster M.Ed., Trinity Washington University
Jason Wozniak Professor, West Chester University
Imani Briscoe, Saint Joseph's University
Rebecca Baelen Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Marc Brasof Ed.D., Arcadia University
Sara Pula Ph.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Amy Stornaiuolo Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Richard Liuzzi Ed.D., Candidate University of Pennsylvania
Krystal Strong Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Jeanne Theoharis Ph.D., Brooklyn College of CUNY
Elizabeth Cannon Ed.D., Candidate University of Pennsylvania
Alana Community Organizer, Youth and Women of Color, New Voices for Reproductive Justice
Leah Singerman B.A., Columbia University
Jacey Hallock Program Assistant, TLL University of Pennsylvania
Raul Olmo Ph.D., WCU
Maureen Fleming M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Irteza Binte-Farid Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Angelica Jackson M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Maricarmen Figueroa M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Jacqueline Howard M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Kaliris Salas-Ramirez Ph.D., CUNY School of Medicine
Lisa Chang M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania GSE
Vanessa K Valdés Ph.D., The City College of New York-CUNY
Jax Lastinger M.S.Ed. Candidate, The University of Pennsylvania
Brenae Smith M.S.Ed. Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
Anne Trumbore Ed.D. Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
Maris Harmon M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Taylor K. Odle Ph.D., Student, University of Pennsylvania
Abigail Dym Ph.D. Student, University of Pennsylvania
DEIRDRE MARTIN M.S.Ed., Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
Samantha Barrick M.S., CUNY School of Medicine
Abigail Nelson M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Victoria Frye Associate Medical Professor, CUNY School of Medicine/Sophie Davis Biomedical Education program
Lauren Colby M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Cassie Jacobs BBA, M.S.Ed., Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
Ross Aikins Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Mi Jin Park M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Nell Williams Student, University of Pennsylvania
Charlotte Triebl M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Kurt Deixler M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Alexandra Freidus Ph.D., Barnard College
Rob Haworth Ph.D., West Chester University
Viraj Patel M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Sam Frenkel Asst Dir of Fiscal Operations, University of Pennsylvania
Emma Grigore Chief People Officer, University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Straub Ed.D., Austin State University
Donna Vukelich-Selva Ph.D., Edgewood College
Ken Carano Ph.D., Western Oregon University
Michael B. Dando Ph.D., Saint Cloud State University
Jon Isaac Ph.D. Student, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Natasha Hakimali Merchant Ph.D., University of North Georgia
Lesley Hayes M.A., Rutgers-Newark
Isaac Rivera Ph.D., Student University of Washington
Brit Hoagland B.S., Colorado State University
Laura Prow M.Ed., Thomas Jefferson High School Denver, Co
L. Janelle Dance Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Selma Hedlund Ph.D., Candidate Boston University
Dennis L. Rudnick Ph.D., IUPUI
Sarah B. Shear Ph.D., Penn State Altoona
William Newell Ph.D., College of Coastal Georgia
Walter S. Gershon Ph.D., Kent State University
Anne Dunlap Rev. Adjunct Faculty Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver
Martha Groom Ph.D., University of Washington Bothell/Univ. of Washington
Konstantine Kyriacopoulos Ph.D., Salisbury University
Tyson EJ Marsh Ph. D., Seattle University
Shamaine Bazemore-Bertrand Ph.D., Illinois State University
Amy Mungur Ph.D., Green Mountain College
Mary Ward Lupinacci M.A., ABD, Eastern Washington University
Edwin Mayorga Ph.D., Swarthmore College
Pranav Jani Ph.D., Ohio State University
Bettina Love Ph.D., University of Georgia
Robyn Stout Sheridan Ph.D., State University of New York at New Paltz
Kari Kokka Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh
Carmen Liliana Medina Ph.D., Indiana University
Shelley Thomas Ed.D., University of Louisville
Jenna Cushing-Leubner Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Jenna Cushing-Leubner Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Raina J. León Ph.D., Saint Mary’s College of California
Tatyana Kleyn Ed.D., The City College of New York
Oscar Navarro Ph.D., California Polytechnic State University
Dr. Amanda Ruiz University of San Diego
Tonya Walls Ph.D., Touro University Nevada
Adriana Salerno Ph.D., Bates College
Amy Besnoy M.L.S., M.A., University of San Diego
Carrie Diaz Eaton Ph.D., Digital and Computational Studies Bates College
Krista Benson Ph.D., Grand Valley State University
April Mustian Ph.D., Illinois State University
Monique A Guishard Ph.D., CUNY, Bronx Community College
Stefanie Snider Ph.D., Kendall College of Art and Design
Joy Schaefer Ph.D., Grand Valley State University
Tracy Lachica Buenavista Ph.D., California State University, Northridge
Elizabeth Thao M.Ed., St. Paul Public Schools
Brian R. Lawler Ph.D., Kennesaw State University
Gina Masequesmay Ph.D., CSU Northridge
Marvin Lynn Ph.D., Portland State University
Nichole Thomaselli, Foster High School, Tukwila, WA
Gretchen Brion-Meisels Ed.D., Harvard University
Selika Ducksworth-Lawton Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Caitlin Taylor Ph.D., La Salle University
Michael Jennings Ph.D., Furman University
Diane L Beers Ph.D., Holyoke Community College
Django Paris Ph.D., University of Washington
Anthony Ratcliff Ph.D., California State University Los Angeles
Abby Reisman Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Johnny Lupinacci Assistant Professor, Washington State University
Apryl Alexander Psy.D., University of Denver
Betina Hsieh Ph.D., California State University, Long Beach
Chonika Coleman-King Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Matthew R. Deroo Ph.D., University of Miami.
Nicole Lopez-Jantzen Ph.D., CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Community College
Phitsamay S. Uy Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
M. Irene Taylor M.M., Cal State San Marcos
Miguel Zavala Ph.D., Chapman University
Christy McGuire Ph,D., University of Pittsburgh
Heather Blatt Ph.D., Florida International University
Joanne Hessmiller Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University
Dana Reisboard Pd.D., Widener University
Edwin M. Green, Jr. Ed.D., Stevenson University
DeMar Walker Associate Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Abi Hightower M.A., Des Moines Area Community College
Adrienne Pollichemi LSW, La Salle University
Gabriel Nascimento M.D., Federal University of South Bahia, Brazil
Theodore Chao Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Megan MacDonald Ed.D Student, GSE University of Pennsylvania
Marjorie Allen Ph.D., La Salle university
Maharaj Desai Ph.D., City College of San Francisco
RANDOLFO SANDOVAL M.A., Padua University
Gordana Garapic Ph.D., SUNY New Paltz
Mary Battenfeld Ph.D., Boston University
Kirsten Cole Ph.D., Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Bettina Love Ph.D. University of Georgia
Eugene Fujimoto Ph.D., California State University Fullerton
Shirin Vossoughi Assistant Professor, Northwestern university
Jodi White M.A., Highline College
Stephanie Scordia M.A., Community College of Philadelphia
Claudia F. Curry Ed.D., Community College of Philadelphia